WANTED – Situation as housekeeper, by lady: references. Inquire W. B. Schwartz. 94 1/2 E. Washington
“To Late to Classify,” Indianapolis Sun (Indianapolis, Indiana), 21 August 1897, p. 2, col. 5; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 6 March 2014).


My memory is failing me. Did Schwartz have a wife at this time?
Yes, he did have a wife, but she was safely locked up at the mental institution. So he was left to care for their two daughters at this point. A housekeeper was definitely needed.