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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1905
Page
9
A dense posting of laundress advertisements seeks washing and ironing work at home or on call. Multiple entries specify colors, private families, and hours, with addresses around Virginia Avenue, M Street, Congress Street, and other DC locales. Many notes emphasize first class work, moderate prices, and reliable service.
A dense Washington DC style display of laundress advertisements lists numerous colored women offering washing and ironing services at home or to go out. Names appear with addresses such as Pleasant Court SW, Francis Street SE, Quander Street, and 3rd Street SW, along with notes of first class work, day or piece rates, and reliable references.
A flood of small style adverts lists numerous laundress positions and services in Washington area addresses. Colorful notices promise washing ironing at home or at business, day work, and affordable rates, with multiple names and streets across NW and SW and several color descriptions.
A dense column of laundry and light housework ads from a historical newspaper. Numerous notices seek colored and white laundresses for washing, ironing, and home service at varied addresses around the city, with multiple days and specializations, plus a few household helper postings. Include names of streets and houses where work is available.
A long list of 1920s era classified ads seeking colored women and girls for maid nurse cleaner and office work. Entries specify pay around $18 monthly and various positions including maid daytime or afternoons nurse housekeeper seamstress milliner and midwife with city addresses and references.
A dense classifieds snippet lists positions for office work, seamstresses, cooks, housework, and servants. Entries mention colored and white women seeking roles such as stenography, pantries, plain sewing, dressmaking, and general housework across locations like St. NW and 3d St SW, with multiple residences and contact boxes.
A scan of classified help wanted notices includes positions for waitresses and washerwomen among private families and homes. Entries mention locations in Washington DC areas including Church Street NW H Street NW and 8th Street SW with notes on race and availability. Additional items advertise shorthand pupils via mail box and hotel Stratford details describe amenities and transit access near Mt Pleasant.
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