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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1910
Page
12
Sparse, multi-entry ad list shows numerous positions offered by and for colored workers. Listings include office and clerical work, chambermaids, waitresses, housekeepers, nurses, and companions, with many BOX numbers and street addresses in Washington area. Several entries specify training, city refs, or willing to travel, reflecting a broad set of domestic and support roles.
A dense listing of domestic help advertisements from a Washington area page. It includes positions for housekeepers, nurses, cooks, seamstresses, stenographers, office workers, and laundresses by white and colored applicants, with many BOX references and street addresses. Numerous entries seek refined widows, hotel staff, and performing roles like pianists, with various hours, wages, and relocation notes.
Numerous furnished rooms listed in Washington DC area rental ads. Central and Northwest locations offer rooms with heat, bath, electric light, hot water, and some with ice and elevator service. Rates range from about $12 to $18 per week or month, some including private family accommodations. Several addresses include Vermont Ave NW North Capitol St 8th St NE 140 Male Ave NE and 1024 SPH St NW with variations in front or rear rooms and windows. Other notices include laundry and domestic work offers nearby, with positions for chambermaid and laundress.
Numerous listings describe furnished rooms and front parlors in NW and NE DC near Capitol, Congressional Library, and Metro lines. Prices range from about $10 to $18 monthly with options for single or double occupancy. heat, gas, and private baths often included. Several rooms specify for gentlemen only or private families, with proximity to car lines and libraries noted.
A dense catalog of rental rooms across Washington DC neighborhoods listing front parlor rooms dining spaces and private baths. Advertisers emphasize heat gas electricity private family or hotellike arrangements with board optional and weekly or monthly rates.
Numerous NW locations list furnished rooms with board, some en suite, and varying weekly or monthly rates. Addresses include Isth St NW near Mass Ave, 14th and U Sts NW, Euclid St NW, 17th St NW, and Dupont Circle area with car line access. Several ads mention hot water heat, private baths, and table service. broad pricing from $5 to $18 per week. Some entries offer near government offices and treasury with transient or permanent occupancy.
Numerous un furnished rooms listed across Washington areas including 86 Keefer Place NW 1285 B Street NW 601 B Street NE and 182 Conn Avenue NW. Details include heat gas light use of bath and high floor front rooms with rents ranging from 12 to 64 dollars per month. Some units offer private baths or steam heat and proximity to Union Station or car lines.
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