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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
28
Classified notices show a flood of "situations wanted" requests from colored and white men seeking work in private families hotels shops and farms. Advertisements request janitors porters housework carpenters stenographers drivers and other roles with varying ages experience and references, often listing box numbers for responses and stressing reliability and willingness to work early mornings and evenings.
Classified requests seek maids chambermaids waitresses cooks and companions. entries include colored women from the country offering general housework, light cooking, laundering, chamber work, and nursing care. positions list private families theaters hotels and offices with wages per day or week and notes on experience and reliability.
A fragmented advert lists daily wage jobs including kitchen work house cleaning and general labor for a colored woman. Requests experience and notes locations like 255 South Street and Room 4. It mentions jobs by the day and for housekeeper or nanny roles with references to female applicants.
Numerous advertisements for furnished and unfurnished rooms in NW Washington listings. Includes private baths, heat, and utilities. weekly or monthly rents range from about 12 to 60 dollars per week, with various room sizes, floors, and house amenities. Strong emphasis on transient or permanent arrangements, near downtown and car lines, with mentions of color and ethnicity in staffing notes.
Advertises numerous furnished rooms for rent across Northwest Washington. Listings mention front and back rooms, heat and hot water, private baths, shared kitchen and board options, and proximity to government offices and transit. Prices range modestly with some rooms listed per month or per week.
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