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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
36
A crowded ad page lists wants for copper and assorted goods, including storage piano, drawing boards, and desk work. It includes notices seeking a home for sale, laundry services, pet listings, and job/classified items. Names and addresses appear in scattered blocks across the page.
In a crowded ad section, individuals seek caretaking and domestic roles for country or city homes. Proposals include married couples for summer residence care, cooks and butlers, housekeepers, janitors, drivers, and gardeners seeking private families, hotels, or boarding houses with references and steady work.
A dense list of help wanted and help wanted by owner notices. It includes positions ranging from cornice workers, clerks, draftsmen and drivers to waiters, gardeners and salesmen. Many entries specify race as a hiring preference, with numerous colored or white workers seeking various labor and office roles.
Classified help wanted ads show a dense listing of positions including hotel staff and clerks. Entries feature applicants seeking roles such as time clerk bookkeeper cashier and waiter with notes on references age and reliability.
A dense page of classified notices offers rooms for rent and a wide range of domestic and clerical positions. Listings include options for white and colored women seeking cooks, laundresses, nannies, secretaries, stenographers, and companions, plus nurses, waitresses, and dressmakers. Locations center on Washington area addresses with many box numbers and contact instructions.
A scanning of classified fragments reveals dozens of room rentals across Washington area addresses and numerous business for sale notices. Listings mention furnished rooms with baths, front and back rooms, and general board in private homes, plus opportunities to invest in timber land and dairy cafe ventures. Many items reference BOX numbers and street corners in NW and surrounding districts.
A jumble of listings offers bright cool furnished rooms in detached houses and apartments around NW Washington DC. Advertised rates range from about 8 to 62 dollars weekly or monthly, with front rooms, studios, and single or double occupancy, some including meals, baths, and utilities. Many entries note proximity to streets like 7th, 8th, and 34th Streets NW and local landmarks, with emphasis on cleanliness, quiet, and convenient locations.
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