Wanted Situations By The Day In The City
Announcements seek reliable cleaning and washing work by the day. A colored woman offers services for rooms offices and general housework. Contact details provided at 1435 E or nearby addresses.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
9
Announcements seek reliable cleaning and washing work by the day. A colored woman offers services for rooms offices and general housework. Contact details provided at 1435 E or nearby addresses.
A lengthy classified style list seeking positions for colored women in households and small businesses. Entries include cooks, maids, chambermaids, laundresses, dressmakers, cooks by first class standard, dishwashers, day workers, and general domestic help with references and neighborhood addresses across Washington DC areas such as NW and SW. Many ads specify private families and boarding houses, with emphasis on experience and reliable references.
Classified notices show numerous dressmaking and sewing offers by street addresses across the city. Women seek first class dressmaking work, marking and remodeling, plus roles for housework, cleaning, and errands with colored and white applicants listed at various avenues and streets.
Numerous ads offer house cleaning and domestic help by colored women and girls in Washington area addresses such as Champlain Avenue, Willow Street, Va Avenue and D Street. Positions include housework, washing, ironing, chambermaid work, and janitress duties. many listings request references and note day or night hours. Some ads seek housekeepers for white families and private households, with emphasis on reliability and experience.
A collection of help wanted notices from a 1920s era paper lists colored women offering services as laundresses and ladies maids. Many ads specify local addresses in Washington DC areas such as Anacostia, Reeves Court, and 18th Street, with promises of daily or by the job work, references, and travel readiness.
Several early 20th century notices seek laundresses and washerwomen in Anacostia Washington DC area. Positions list washing and ironing at home or day work, with addresses on Sheridan Avenue and nearby streets, including 4 Sheridan Place and 9 Sheridan Ave. Various remarks promise reliable service, reasonable prices, and references.
Numerous old style notices from a colored laundress market listing washing ironing and cleaning services at home or for daily pick up in NW and SE areas. Names and addresses include 108 Patth st nw 1628 Cook's ct 5000 8 home 318 Pleasant rd and Navy Place listings with varied rates and assurances of reliable service.
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