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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1914
Page
4
Mixed list of secondhand items including clothing gowns two guitars ice skate and household goods. Mentions prices and condition with scattered incomplete product details and locations. The ad references various names and places in a collage of sale notes without clear single item focus.
Classified list seeks cash for dining suites office furniture and fixtures. Also offers to buy rugs trunks pianos clothing books and various household items. Multiple addresses and phone numbers given for buyers Peoples Storage and Express Co and other local ads advertise prompt payment.
A dense OCR of classified ads lists job seekers by race and gender seeking work in various roles. Categories include cooks chambermaids waitresses housekeepers janitors porters clerks stenographers and general labor. Names and addresses appear alongside short refs and hours, with many entries from Howard University affiliates and local addresses.
Classified notices offer washing and laundry services by day or week in several neighborhoods. Listings include house cleaning, lace curtains cleaning, and general launderress work by colored or first class workers, with locations on 14 Rost nw to 19 Boat nn and surrounding streets.
A collection of classified notices seeking washing and laundry work. Entries list locations such as 1137 G St, 1212 Half St, 1831 NW, and 17th St NW. Advertisements propose at home or daily yardage work by reliable women or first class laundresses with references.
Readable OCR shows many furnished rear and front rooms for rent across DC neighborhoods near G Street NW to Franklin street. Entries mention heat and hot water, private families or apartments, gentleman or couple preferences, weekly or monthly rates, and locations near Union Station, Capitol, Navy Yard, and various streets such as 13th St NW 14th St NW 16th St NW and Mt Vernon Pl.
Multiple 1920s style notices offer furnished front rooms, large or small, with heat and hot water in private homes near Capitol, Dupont, and surrounding neighborhoods. Prices range from a few dollars weekly to monthly rents, with some including use of phone, bath, and meals or housekeeping options.
A jumble of incomplete lines lists rooms for rent and contact hints across city streets including Thomas Circle and various numbered avenues. The garbled text mentions baths, electricity, and furnishing, with scattered phone like sequences and partial addresses.
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