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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
5
Fragmentary classified notices seek housing and work. Items include a furnished apartment, cabinet desk, and a safe for sale or trade. Various wants list boxes with names, addresses, and occupations, including janitor, two young men, colored couple, and a white husband and wife, plus requests for employment or assistance and farm and housekeeping tasks.
A flood of late 19th to early 20th century ads lists colored women seeking housework, chambermaid, cook, nanny, stenography, and office duties. Many entries specify location blocks in Washington areas, ages, references, and willingness to work by day or evening. Multiple boxes advertise refined domestic service, private secretary, and general help for urban households.
Historic Washington DC rental list notes multiple rooms for rent across NW areas near Capitol Street Vermont Avenue and nearby streets. Entries describe single rooms large rooms and two room suites with features such as steam heat, elevators, gas and plumbed water, and proximity to downtown districts. Some listings specify suitability for teachers and gentlemen and mention monthly rents around five hundred dollars.
Diverse classified items describe washing and domestic service by colored women in Decatur and surrounding areas. Entries list daily or weekly work, home laundry, dressmaking, and cleaning for private families with rates and conditions, reflecting era labor arrangements and social norms.
An auction listing details antique furniture and bric-a-brac across rooms, with various rooms showing items such as wallpaper rooms, front rooms, and two room combinations. The ad lists multiple addresses and appears to advertise rental or sale spaces, prices, and monthly rates, including references to specific streets and room types.
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