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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1914
Page
6
A dense OCR of employment ads and domestic service postings lists positions for cooks, waitresses, chambermaids, maids, cleaners, janitors, and general hand helpers. It names numerous colored applicants, ages, and locations, with references to private families, hotels, and exchanges seeking capable workers by day or evening.
A dense string of classified notices offers work and domestic helpers. Positions include dressmaker, nurse, housekeeper, maid, seamstress, companion, and kitchen help. Multiple entries specify color and race, with numerous addresses and contact cues for employment by individuals and small households.
A dense list of classified notices seeks day labor and household work from colored women, girls, and laundresses. Entries mention locations such as 4th Street NW, Oregon Avenue NW, Canal Street, and numerous avenues, with roles including laundress, cook, chambermaid, seamstress, and housekeeper. Several ads hint at reliable or experienced workers and home-based washing and ironing duties.
Multiple attractively furnished front rooms and large suites in NW and surrounding streets for singles and couples. Privileges include heat hot water and private baths. Options range from single rooms to two room suites with private family homes and near mass avenues. Various contacts and prices, many with weekly or monthly rents.
Several listings describe large rooms for rent near universities and stations in NW areas. Prices range from $1 to $14 per week with amenities including steam heat, phone service, and private baths. Several units are on upper floors, some in private homes, with front rooms facing streets like Sharrvard Street and near vaults.
Readable listing of numerous furnished front and rear rooms for rent in Northwest Washington DC streets such as 14th, Irving, Clifton, Kalorama, and 14th Street NW. Advertises hot water heat, private baths, light housekeeping, steam heat, private family or gentlemen only options, and proximity to car lines and board. Many rooms target single or double occupancy with weekly or monthly rates. some include breakfast or kitchenette access.
The readable text hints at a large bright apartment with water, gas, and heat services. It mentions walking distance to nearby amenities, multiple rooms, and a prime family setup. Specifics like addresses are unclear due to OCR errors.
Spanish tea event details reveal a Topeka venue listing homes on Rox and nearby streets. The fragment mentions recruitment for pupils and a potential sale or listing with unclear names and dates.
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