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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
5
A dense, OCR heavy page listing diverse job seekers and positions. Notices show colored men and women offering janitor, housework, waiter, portering, construction, stenography, and various trades. Many entries include boxes for responses, ages, and some locations, with a mix of prosaic ads and classified-style notes.
A dense 1920s style classified excerpt seeks female workers offering general housework, chambermaid, cook, waitress, laundering, and child care. It lists dozens of positions by color and age, with boxes for responses, across multiple addresses and neighborhoods.
Classified notice seeking colored women for work by the day in houses and kitchens. Posts include housekeeping, cleaning, and domestic service with pay. mentions living arrangements and hours. Addresses and contact details provided for applicants.
Dense, era style rental page listing numerous rooms for rent in NW Washington near Georgetown and downtown. Advertisements detail private baths, heating, furnished front rooms, and weekly or monthly rates, with many houses offering transients or single occupancy to two residents and some colored workers ads. Names, addresses, and explicit employment details appear, including women seeking washing and laundry work, private families, and room shares in multiple streets.
Numerous listings describe furnished rooms for rent across Northwest and nearby avenues, highlighting front and back rooms with heating, hot water, private baths, and board. Prices range broadly from per week to per month, with mentions of central locations near government offices, postal facilities, and the White House area. Many entries specify private or shared baths, GPO proximity, proximity to Massachusetts and Conn avenues, and house rules noting suitable tenants, quiet households, and inclusive meals or board.
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