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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
4
Fragmented OCR listing random items and names appears as a miscellaneous notice. It references purses, bags, carpet goods, mahogany, and various garbled names and numbers. The readable content is limited to stray product mentions and disjointed personal notes without a coherent action or event.
Classified list of job seekers including ages and race hints seeks work as porter elevator boy janitor driver cook or general labor. Entries show diverse applicants with locations and varying availability including night shifts and weekday work.
Classified ad page lists numerous job seekers including plumbers, porters, barbers, grocery workers, janitors, teachers, writers, waiters, and chambermaids. Entries describe skills, ages, and locations such as 1437 Cheb St, 454 Te at ne, and 207 Vt. St. NW, with various preferences for shifts and employers. Many ads indicate race and gender, including Black and white applicants, and note employment types from part time to permanent.
Classified help wanted listing for chambermaids cooks nurses and companions. Many entries specify private families and day or night hours, with references required. Skills range from cleaning and cooking to dressmaking and dressmaking. Several ads note colored or white applicants and city districts.
A dense early 20th century classified page offers myriad housework, nurse, and chambermaid notices by colored women. Listings include private families, apartments, and day jobs across streets such as Sherman, 9th, 10th, and 12th streets NW, detailing references, stay nights, or work by the day, with ages and capacities varying.
A dense ad lists numerous furnished rooms for rent across Washington DC areas including 19th and 20th Streets NW and nearby avenues. It highlights features such as electric light, hot water heat, baths, private families, and proximity to stations, with varying prices from monthly to weekly terms and requests for gentlemen, students, or specific preferences.
A crowded listing of rooms for rent across Northwest addresses noting furnishment, hot water heat, and southern exposure. Multiple properties advertise front and second floor rooms, weekly or biweekly rates, private baths, and proximity to streets such as Columbia Road NW, Ninth and M Streets, and nearby avenues. Numerous entries specify gentleman tenants, couples, or single occupants, with emphasis on comfort, heating, and access.
Wide listing of single and double rooms in private homes around Northwest addresses offering board, hot water, and heat. Several properties advertise private baths, electric lighting, and proximity to Union Station, Navy and Army/Navy buildings, with prices per week and contact methods.
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