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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
46
Classified notices show numerous want ads for laundresses. Entries request first class washing at home or work by the day or week, with many seeking colored or white women, good references, and reliable service across streets and avenues in Washington area.
A dense classified listing shows numerous laundress notices from respectable colored women offering washing at home or to go out. Entries specify locations across Washington area streets, with varying terms by day week or lump sums, emphasizing first class work and reasonable prices.
Numerous help wanted and service ads offer launderress work by colored women in homes or laundries. Listings specify washing ironing at home or out, first class quality, references, and various street locations across the district. Some note small family work or day jobs with steady behind the scenes care.
Classified laundry and domestic help ads solicit washing to be done at home or by the worker. Colored and white women post requests for laundress, ironing, light housework, nursing, and maid services with references, addresses, and contact notes across blocks in northwest and southeast DC.
A page of classified ads seeks private family positions for colored women as nurses, midwives, and household workers. Many entries specify locations around Willow Tree Court SW, 16th and 7th streets SE, and 14th to 24th streets NW with roles from nurse aids to seamstresses, office cleaners, and cooks seeking day or evening work.
Classified ads solicit seamstresses and domestic help of various backgrounds. Listings include white and colored workers offering plain sewing, dressmaking, ironing, and wardrobe work at home or in private families, plus housekeepers, secretaries, stenographers, waitresses, and room rentals in multiple DC neighborhoods with references and flexible terms.
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