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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
6
Classified notices offer a mix of job seeking and personal service ads. Listings describe male and female workers including drivers, janitors, housemaids, waitresses, tutors, stenographers, and reception staff. Numerous color descriptions and references to references appear. tone imitates a crowded early 20th century job market with varied hours, wages, and locations across urban neighborhoods.
Classifieds listing numerous domestic work opportunities and informal job requests for cooks, maids, laundresses, nurses, and companions. Positions seek colored or white women with varying experience, refs, and hours in homes and offices across districts, with emphasis on housework, cooking, laundering, and child care.
A scrambled listing shows numerous employment notes mainly seeking young women for sewing typing stenography and office work. Entries mention color line workers and home jobs with locations on 14th street 18th street and northwest Washington areas, plus real estate and hotel work references and various hours. The text includes many misspellings and garbled phrases.
A long list of help wanted notices from 1903 seeking colored women for laundry and washing work. Entries specify at home or on the job by day or week, with locations across Washington streets and avenues, many advertising “first class” laundresses and reliable workers. The ads detail varying work terms and hours, reflecting routine domestic labor ads of the era.
Fragment of a newspaper notice offering washing at hotel or home by a first class laundress. Mentions mornings or evenings work by a reliable woman at a street address in Northwest. No clear names or dates due to OCR errors.
A cluttered list of furnished rooms across Northwest DC neighborhoods near Thomas Circle and downtown, detailing second floor front rooms with hot water heat, private baths, and electric or steam heat. Includes proximity notes, price hints, and desirability for gentlemen or working individuals, with multiple addresses and room types noted.
Several listings describe bright front rooms in well kept houses with hot water heat and private baths. Advertisements highlight southern exposure bay windows, electric light, telephone, and clean housekeeping options ranging from single rooms to suites in neighborhoods near Dupont Circle and Union Station.
The notice describes multiple furnished apartment options for midtown Nevada area residents offering utilities, gas range, and full housekeeping. Units include private finishing, modern furniture, and convenient access with monthly rents. Nearby amenities, neighborhood details, and contact information are listed for prospective tenants.
A cluttered classified-like notice offers completely furnished rooms with water heat, gas, and private baths in multiple northwest locations. Includes mentions of Lamont Street NW and Kenyon Street, near schools and government offices, with monthly rents around 28 dollars and various living arrangements for single men and couples.
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