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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
85
A fragmented early 20th century situations wanted notice seeks a young woman for housekeeping or companion work. It lists preferences for a discreet married or widowed applicant, willing to relocate, with unspecified hours and modest compensation.
A cluttered for sale notice catalogs mahogany bookcases beds wardrobes clocks and chairs plus misc items including a range of household furniture. It lists items such as a mahogany bed chest wardrobe and an assortment of decorative pieces with various prices and contact details.
A jumble of want ads and notices includes figures for jobs housing and services. Entries mention a variety of occupations households and rooms for rent with ages addresses and pay terms. The fragment shows wishes from cooks janitors dancers and households seeking help in multiple locales with limited legible details.
A cluttered help wanted listing shows numerous job titles and roles including apprentice electrical workers, janitors, bartenders, waiters, drivers, cooks, and clerical staff. It lists boxes for responses and various locations, ages, and qualifications, pointing to a broad employment ad section.
Classified reader notes show a dense, chaotic collage of help wanted and help wanted female ads. Listings include chambermaids waitresses cooks stenographers housekeepers and domestic workers with varied ages colors and locations across Washington DC, with numerous boxes and contact cues.
Numerous furnished rooms offered in Washington DC areas including Corcoran Place Vermont Avenue Columbia Road and others. Rooms advertise private family housing with steam heat hot water and baths, front and back rooms, high occupancy floors, and reasonable rates. Some specify gentlemen only or transient tenants. several include mention of nearby public transit and utilities.
A dense OCR of a historical help wanted page lists many colored women and domestic service roles. It shows various job types including laundry, cleaning, washing, and tailoring with addresses and hours scattered across multiple lines. The fragment emphasizes home work and day rates, with numerous references to colored women and private households.
Auction notice for Wilson & Mayers salesrooms states on the first Wednesday and sale date with details obscured. Reads as a sale including antique furniture and bric-a-brac with listings in a late broken OCR segment.
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