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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1914
Page
5
A long scanned page lists numerous male positions and job seekers including butler, carpenter, cook, porter, driver, and janitor. Names, addresses, and terse notes describe experience, availability, and wages amid a dense, era-specific classifieds snapshot.
A dense, fragmented classified page lists numerous positions and requests for work or workers in Washington DC areas. Entries include wait staff, chambermaids, cooks, stenographers, nurses, companions, housekeepers, and general labor by men and women of various races, ages, and local addresses.
Advert reads for day’s work by first class laundress and laundering services. It lists 213 S street, awning for washing and ironing, 495 L street SW for day’s work, and 621 S street ow for laundering lace curtains and similar textile care.
A dense list of laundry and washing notices seeks at home or day work from first class laundresses and colored workers. Entries include addresses such as 710 Barry pl nw and 1828 18th st nw, with references to reliable, first class, and “to take home” services and small family washing. Many items specify proximity in northwest Washington and nearby streets, offering home-based washing, ironing, and laundering duties.
Furnished rooms for rent across many Northwest addresses including 1718 Kilhourne Pl, 1788 Churchill Ave NW, 1935 Calvert St NW, and 1121 17th St NW. Options include single and double rooms with private baths, steam or hot water heat, near Metro lines and Town Circle. Prices from $10 to $25 weekly or monthly, some with board and electric lights.
A long list of furnished rooms for rent across Belmont Street to Irving Street in NW Washington. Advertised amenities include hot water heat, private baths, electricity, telephone, and parlor privileges. Options target single gentlemen, couples, or two men, with rents from $1.50 per week up to higher weekly rates.
Classified notice listing numerous furnished rooms for light or full housekeeping in NW DC near Union Station and Congress library. Various terms include front rooms, southern exposure, hot water heat, private baths, and options with or without board. Targeting single or couple tenants, mostly gentlemen, with references and phone contacts.
Numerous listings offer furnished and unfurnished rooms with hot water heat private baths or shared facilities and board in residences along Kenyon Street NW 13th Street NW Conn Ave NW Massachusetts Avenue NW and nearby blocks in Washington DC. Advertised amenities include private family homes, meals, references, and proximity to government buildings and the Navy and Army Inn areas.
A jumble of listings offers large front rooms and shared spaces at 1202 18th St NW Con n Ave NW and surrounding blocks. Rooms suitable for couples or students mention meals or breakfast, with some options including board and private facilities in multiple addresses such as 42nd St NW Mass Ave NW and 1304 18th St NW.
Two young men seek a large front room or suite in a northwest city apartment. Unfurnished or partly furnished options near the campus area preferred. Address box for reply 1637 Carnet Road.
A terse notice seeks a quiet young man to share meals with a Jewish family. The ad mentions meals for two, a private space near an old address, and a desire for a home with discreet companionship.
Trustees announce a sale of a riverside property fronting on Connecticut Avenue and Jefferson Place in the District of Columbia. The deed of trust secures a ten thousand dollar note with interest from May 1814, sale terms include cash deposit and a one third cash portion with deferred payments, and the auction to be held on a specified Friday in November with terms set by the trustees Randall Woodwagsfer, Wilkins, Arthur Veter, and Adam A. Pesch.
Business chances at a busy city station include a tavern café and restaurant with daily returns of 140 dollars and 200 dollars. Partner sought with capital and interest in a trading venture. Address listed as Woodward and St with room 227 for inquiry.
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