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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1909
Page
3
A dense, OCR filled listing page offers numerous wanted ads for male and female service positions in Washington areas. It includes washer, stableman, driver, housekeeper, chambermaid, cook, waitress, launderer, and general helper roles. Names and box numbers appear, with preferred age, race, and reliability notes.
A flood of cramped classified notices offers rooms for rent in Washington D C and surrounding areas. Ads describe private homes in basements and front rooms with utilities and baths, shared spaces, and low weekly or monthly rates. Several listings seek quiet female tenants, nurses, students, or professionals, with preferences for cleanliness and dependable payment. Some entries mention heating water and proximity to streetcar lines and phone access, while others show inconsistent spellings and fragmented phrases from OCR.
A garbled old classifieds page shows numerous want ads for housekeeping and washing work. It lists rooms for rent, daily or weekly work by women, and various domestic service offers in NW Washington area with rates and contact hints. The text mentions front rooms, color women, facilities like hot water, and multiple addresses.
Dense OCR fragments describe numerous furnished rooms for rent across Washington DC, listing addresses on NW and NE streets, private baths, utilities, housekeeping, and varying rates. Mentions landmarks and hotel-like features with references to frequent traveler demands and central locations.
A chaotic listing of many rooms for rent with board across Northwest and nearby avenues. Advertisements show numerous single and double rooms, some with baths, heat, and table board, near parks, libraries, and government offices. Distinct entities include addresses, street names, and private families offering accommodations.
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