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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1905
Page
33
A Baltimore style classified listing shows numerous laundress notices. Many entries advertise experienced or colored women to take washing home or work in private families with varying addresses across several streets and avenues. Wages and hours implied, with many offerings of first class work and reasonable prices.
A Detroit era clipping lists numerous advertisements by colored laundresses offering washing and ironing at home or for small families. Entries name Pleasant Court, Quander Street, Francis Street, and other downtown addresses, with notes on first class work, reliability, and day or piece work. Martha Parcher and other named workers appear, with promises of satisfaction and references.
A long column of 19th century classified style laundress notices detail women offering washing ironing and dry work at home or for day jobs across several streets and avenues. Many entries specify first class work and reasonable charges, with several ads noting colored attendants and willingness to go out or take in at private homes. Names and precise addresses appear repeatedly, indicating a dense local job market for household laundering services.
A dense page of laundress advertisements shows numerous colored women offering washing, ironing, and home services across Washington DC. They list flexible hours including daily and weekly options, home service, and go-out work, with many noting first class work, reasonable rates, and reliable references. Some listings mention white or mixed clientele, evening and daytime duties, and location cues such as F street, H street, 3d street, 18th street, and various SW and NW avenues. Multiple entries emphasize satisfaction guarantees and personal references.
A dense classified page shows numerous job ads seeking nurses and domestic workers. Many entries specify NURSE-BY COLORED GIRL or NURSE-COLORED WOMAN with home or private-family placements, plus other positions for maids, milliner, modiste, and office cleaners, each with contact hints and neighborhood references.
A scanned classified page lists numerous help wanted ads for positions such as office work by a colored girl, 2B operator, pantry girl, cook, housework, and various seamstress and sewing jobs. Entries show locations around Potomac Street, 19th Street, Virginia Avenue, and other DC streets, with some notes about experience and references. Also includes positions for servants, stenographer, and secretary, with multiple colorfully worded ads and contact details.
Classified notices seek positions for a private family waitress at Church St NW and another at 2%6 H St NW. Also positions for a neat colored maid, a colored girl in SW, and a Virginia waitress. Additional notes include shorthand pupils and washing duties with various Washington addresses.
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