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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
6
Classified request notes many job seekers offering services from private driver to chambermaid and tutor. Entries list box numbers, addresses, and brief qualifications or preferences for domestic, clerical, maintenance, and skilled labor. Several emphasize references, experience, or readiness for part or full time work across homes and small businesses.
A dense listing of domestic help advertisements shows numerous positions. Colored women seek roles such as housekeeper, nurse, chambermaid, cook, and general housework in Washington area addresses, with notes on experience, references, and hours. Additional lines include stenography, typewriting, and switchboard work by young women, plus seekers for day or evening shifts and live-in arrangements.
Classified help wanted pages show numerous laundress and domestic worker ads. Notices call for washing at home or day work by colored women or neat colored girls, with multiple locations around NW Washington including Tat, 7 WORK morning and evening, 604 Tat NW, and various 16th, 20th, and 28th streets listings.
A cluttered classified listing offers numerous rooms for rent in NW DC including Kalorama Road and nearby areas. Features include gas ranges, private baths, steam heat, and furnished options. some rooms advertise southern exposure, front or back locations, and proximity to transit, with various rental terms and prices.
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms and suites across Washington DC neighborhoods. Descriptions include hot water heat, private baths, central heating, and access to kitchens or shared facilities. Prices range from about $4 to $12 per week with various floor locations and proximity to post offices and government buildings.
Multiple listings show furnished rooms in Northwest Washington near Ontario Road and surrounding streets. Advertisements describe large front rooms with heat, private baths, or shared facilities, many with southern exposure, steam heat, and phone access. Prices range around $6 to $18 per week, with emphasis on gentlemen or single occupants.
Numerous listings describe furnished front rooms and single rooms for two or more men and women across blocks from Columbia Road to Mass Avenue NW. Advertisements emphasize heat, hot water, weekly or monthly rates, proximity to government departments, and on-site meals or board in private homes.
Dense rental notice details various rooms and board options across multiple streets in Northwest and Southwest districts. Advertises heated rooms with meals, baths, steam heat, and private or shared spaces for single tenants, couples, and families.
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