This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
6
Fragments describe furniture, pianos, desks, chairs, wardrobes, beds and springs, appliances, dishes, lamps, gas ranges, and misc. hardware for sale. Listings include contact near Fort Totten area with various prices and item conditions.
Classified fragment lists a miscellany of items for sale and wanted, including shorthand lesson sheets, furniture, bedstead, chests, mirrors, dining room items, a range of household goods, and an assortment of personal notices. Names and addresses are sparse. the ad reads as a chaotic mix of items with contact indications and prices.
A collage of classifieds lists misc items for sale and requests. Mite payments, shorthand lesson sheets, a St Louis or Muskogee ticket, a B flat clarinet, a canh typewriter, bicycles, a phonograph, and a Patrcon hound description appear among varied notices and buy offers from local sellers and readers.
A long classified style page lists many help seekers by occupation and ethnicity. It includes women and men offering services as maids, cooks, chauffeurs, waiters, clerks, bookkeepers, carpenters, bricklayers, and laborers seeking positions in private homes hotels and businesses. Several entries indicate specific locations such as Meridian Street, 16th Street Northwest, and Pierce Place Northwest, with ages and references.
Classified help wanted notices list multiple positions including experienced bookkeeper seeking higher references, head cook away from city, a variety of house cleaning and washing, a colored house cleaner, another house cleaner, a colored houseworker, a hosuework helper by a young colored man, and a waiter listing. Includes contact hints and partial addresses.
Several brief notices request work or employment. A two year old seeks no role. others offer labor around grocery, private family or porter duties. References provided for a window trimmer, cart writer, and a young man with mail order and filing experience. Calls directed to local addresses and a central writer at The Tagleside.
Classified style list of women offering housekeeping and related labor such as ironing, washing, chambermaid, and nurse help. Includes partial addresses and notes on race and availability, with multiple entries for housework and domestic service.
Numerous classified notices seek waitresses, chambermaids, cooks, houseworkers, governesses, drivers, janitors, and skilled tradesfolk. Names and addresses span city streets and nearby towns. many specify color or race and various shift patterns.
Classified ads offer services of laundresses, nurses, maids, and waitresses. Numerous listings specify colored girls ready to work at homes or take tasks by day, with ages around 14 to 36, various addresses in Washington area, and payments noted as moderate or per week. Also mentions private families seeking trustworthy attendants and household help.
Classified ads list numerous furnished rooms for rent in Washington area. Prospective tenants seek shared office space, single or en suite rooms with baths, electric, heat, and proximity to Union Station, government printing office, and car lines. Prices range from about $6 to $26 monthly for various front, back, or alcove rooms.
Numerous furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent in private houses and apartment buildings around downtown and northwest Washington. Listings include single and double rooms with heat, hot water, and private baths, some with meals or board, and others offering separate housekeeping options. Nearby landmarks include Capitol, Franklin Park, Arlington Hotel, and Arlington.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.