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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
11
Classified ads list many openings for Cook and Domestic help by colored women in Washington area. Positions include cook, chambermaid, laundress, dressmaker, day labor, and general housework with various private families, boarding houses, hotels, and offices. Many entries specify reliable refs, private families, or boarding houses, with locations across NW and Anacostia.
A dense classified list offers numerous dressmaking jobs and general housework posts. Entries seek women and girls for dressmaking, plain sewing, and gowns, plus general housework, cleaning, laundry, and as housekeepers or maids in Anacostia and nearby Washington areas. Many ads request experienced or reliable colored workers with references.
A dense listing of household labor ads seeks colored women and girls for housework, laundry, ironing, and related tasks. Positions note private families, hotels, restaurants, offices, day or live-out work, with many offering references. locations include Mt Pleasant, Anacostia, Dupont and beyond with boxed mail for applications.
A dense list of readers seeking laundry and ironing services from colored women in Anacostia and surrounding wards. Entries advertise by the day or at home with private families, noting locations such as Sheridan Avenue and 2d Street SW, and mention references and guaranteed satisfaction. Many items specify work at home, varied rates, and availability for both individual and family households.
Numerous small ads seek colored laundresses to wash and iron at home or take jobs by day or week. Listings name addresses in Sw and NW areas including F and 8th streets and Anacostia, with references, experience levels, and guaranteed quality. Multiple names appear with notes on light to heavy work and delivery or in-home service.
A dense list of laundress ads shows numerous entries offering home or delivery washing by colored women around Anacostia and nearby streets such as Sheridan Ave, Champlain Ave, Prospect Ave, and Navy Place. Entries emphasize first class work, at home service, or daily and weekly washing with references.
Classified notices list numerous requests for light housework by colored women and girls, with specifics on experience, locations in Washington DC areas like Pomeroy Street, Sth Street, Grant Ave, and 8th Street NW. Also ads for nurses, midwives, governesses, and office cleaners, detailing ages, refs, and preferred hours or duties.
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