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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
9
Classified notices list many openings for first class or reliable laundresses to wash at home or work daily. References requested. several ads specify locations in Navy places, 14th, 16th, 20th streets and Washington area.
A dense display of laundry service notices favors a colored woman clientele. Many entries advertise washing at home or taken to the laundress, with prices and locations across streets like D, L, Sherman, Willowtree, and Va avenues. Details include experienced, middle aged, young, and neat workers offering daily or weekly service, ironing, and delicate work.
Numerous notices seek a colored or white laundress for at home or out work. Emphasis on washing ironing and dressmaking, with names and addresses in the Washington area. Many ads promise first class work, satisfaction guaranteed, and flexible hours.
A dense classified page shows numerous ads from colored women offering laundering and cleaning services to do at home or take work to homes. Applicants request reputable references and many offer pick up or drop off, with some noting dirtied or rough drying preferences and various neighborhood addresses in Washington D C.
A long list of ads from a colored job market, offering nursing, midwifery, private-household positions, office cleaning, cooking, sewing, and stenographic work. Names and addresses cluster around Willow Tree court, 18th St, and nearby DC streets with notes on refs and readiness to work day or night shifts.
Classified help wanted notes show seamstresses and servants seeking work in homes and private families. Listings include white and colored workers, dressmakers, waitresses, stenographers, and housekeepers, with locations mainly in Washington area and nearby streets. Several postings request references and specify hours, rates, and home-based work.
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