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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1911
Page
4
A dense OCR of classified notices shows male and female workers seeking jobs. Entries list private secretaries, cooks, cleaners, drivers, clerks, machinists, decorators, and general laborers. Many ads emphasize experience, references, and willingness to work by day or with flexible hours in private homes, garages, or businesses.
A flood of classified style notices seeks chambermaids housekeepers and nurses from refined women to colored help. Listings detail positions for private families offices and hotels with shifts day or night and emphasize reliability references and neat appearance.
A dense list of classified postings seeks varied help from young women and girls. Mentions include a sewing tailor, traveling companion, typists, waitresses, houseworkers, governesses, and office helpers. Locations include NW city streets and addresses, with references to girls described by race and age and notes on hours and duties.
Numerous small print ads seek first class laundresses and washers to take work at home or in day crews. Mentions addresses in Washington area, including 2205 Champlain and 701 V St, and notes for colored workers, neat appearance, references, and day or evening shifts. also lists rooms for rent and other service ads.
Furnished rooms for rent at 210 Est NW quiet location with private fire place access. Large fir room with private facilities and lighted entry near Brittingham Quarre road and Summit. Convenient to streetcar lines, one square from Radisson near the zoo and Oatanig Apt. Monthly rate listed.
Readable fragments list numerous furnished rooms and apartments for rent in NW and SE Washington DC areas. Repeated entries note front rooms, second floor rooms, heat, baths, gas or hot water, private families, and weekly or monthly rates. many rooms target single men, couples, or two gentlemen with various utilities and location near streets like 8th, 12th, 14th, Fairmont, Dupont, and the Brunswick complex.
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