A 14th Street car, a transfer to Georgetown, and a man in the opposite corner who noticed her noticing him.
Transcribed from original newspaper scans. Published by AseeksB.
WILL YOUNG LADY WHO, FRIDAY EVENING about 8 o'clock, rode in 14th. st. car with a gentleman from L st. and changed for Georgetown, and who noticed gentleman seated in opposite corner, address "CONFIDENCE," Star office, and state where and when can be seen?
| Newspaper | Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia |
|---|---|
| Date | September 2, 1889, page 2 |
| Written by | A man, writing as Confidence |
| Addressed to | One woman, seen on a streetcar |
| Where | Replies to the Star office |
She was not alone, which is presumably why he signed himself Confidence.
Public domain in the United States: published before 1931.
Transcribed from the page image and checked against the original; spelling and punctuation are as printed, and words broken across lines are rejoined. The trailing printer's code at the end of the notice is omitted. Capital letters are also as printed: papers set the first line of each ad in capitals, so the capitals stop wherever that line ended, sometimes in the middle of a word.
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