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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1909
Page
24
Damaged OCR reveals a mishmash of ads and notices including references to real estate, secondhand goods, legal phrases, and names. The readable sections mention a guitar, a horse, a grave, a box, and a couple living together without children, with scattered addresses and job notes. No coherent single story emerges from the fragments.
A dense classified style page lists numerous male employment solicitations including age described as sober, reliable, and skilled in varied trades. Entries reference positions such as janitor, porter, driver, mechanic, cashier, elevator operator, and housework, with notes on references, residence, and wage expectations. The compilation names multiple boxes and offices for responses, and highlights preferences for colored, young, and married men with specific job capabilities.
Classified note from a young white employer and a colored man seeking work after school hours. Mentions Corcoran area and box numbers, with requests for house chores, cooking, or errands by a high school aged youth. Includes multiple short ads for employment and personal requests from Navy Department era postings.
Classified note shows a female seeking employment with five years experience and a hoped salary of 310 per week. Mentions readiness to work despite heat and retirement status unclear. Box reference and garbled text obscure full details.
A fragmented clerical and domestic help notice page lists stenographers, typists, and general housework positions along with waitstaff and seamstresses. It names boxes and street addresses in Washington DC areas, seeking experienced workers, with several entries offering part time or evening work and several by the hour or job.
Classified notice details numerous rooms and flats for rent in Northwest Washington near downtown, listing amenities such as private baths, heat, running water, front porches, and proximity to major streets and landmarks. Multiple options include large and small rooms, furnished and unfurnished, for singles or families, with varying prices and terms.
Numerous listings offer furnished front rooms and private rooms in houses around NW and SW streets. Highlights include hot water baths, private baths, steam heat, and proximity to transit. Prices range from modest monthly rents to per week rates. many ads mention transient accommodation and convenient access to downtown.
A chaotic classified page lists numerous room and apartment rental ads across Washington area NW and adjacent neighborhoods. Offers include furnished rooms, two to three room flats, front and back rooms, single and double occupancy, varying rates, and amenities like heat and gas included, with contact box numbers for each listing.
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