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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
14
Classified section listing numerous positions for butlers maids drivers cooks barbers bellmen and other domestic or skilled trades. Ads specify private family placements in various neighborhoods, with references required and pay expectations noted.
A crowded classified reader list shows an 18 year old elevator boy at 64 Navy pl se and numerous job ads for colored men seeking work as elevator conductors bakers porters janitors housemen laborers and related roles around Washington with references and location details. It highlights varied employment opportunities from hotel staff to trades such as furnace men and mechanics and includes contact hints like addresses and streets.
Classified help wanted notices offer stenographer record clerk and executive clerk positions with varied experience levels, real estate and office work, a sergeant of roles, and multiple job ads for store, chambermaid, cook, waiter, and cleaner positions. Listings emphasize age, color, location, and hours with box references for responses.
Classified notices advertise cleaning, cooking, clerical, companions, and day work by colored women across Washington. Listings specify positions as cooks, maids, companions, copyists, or office helpers, with addresses such as 1132 7th st nw and 18th st nw, and emphasize reliability, references, and willingness to work by the day or stay nights.
An extensive classified fragment lists dressmakers offering home and shop services with varying rates and specialties. It includes employment ads for young colored women seeking dressmaking, sewing, and general housework, plus cleaning and errand duties across multiple Northwest addresses and nearby streets.
Numerous help-wanted yard ads seek laundresses for at home washing and ironing. Many entries specify colored or young women offering plain, heavy, or delicate work, with locations across Washington DC neighborhoods and daily or by day arrangements.
Classified notices show numerous laundress postings by colored women offering at home washing, lace curtain cleaning, and ironing with varying terms. Many solicit at addresses in Washington District of Columbia, listing St or Ave NW and nearby streets.
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