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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1909
Page
5
A scan of a dense 1970s styled want ad page shows varied employment notices. Listings seek stenographers clerks drivers delivery helpers and hotel restaurant staff plus positions for secretaries companions and office clerks. Prominent mentions include colored workers and young educated applicants with specific job skills.
Classifieds listing numerous situations for colored individuals and others seeking work or rooms. Includes positions such as stenographer, office helper, waitress, laundress, cook, waiter, and general housework. Also numerous furnished and unfurnished room offers with varying prices, locations, and terms across Washington area, often specifying color and gender preferences.
Classified plea for female help readers listing chambermaid cook stenographer nurse governess and general office work opportunities with ages colors and locations across city blocks. Mixed lines show positions, wages, and employer types., including private families hotels and offices seeking colored or young white women for day or night shifts, housekeeping, sewing, and clerical tasks.
An extensive list of furnished rooms and private housing options in Northwest Washington and nearby areas. Advertised amenities include hot water heat, private baths, meals or board, steam heat, telephone service, and varying rents by week or month. Many listings target professionals, students, or couples, with emphasis on proximity to Capitol, libraries, parks, and transit.
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