He wants a correspondent of education and refinement.
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PERSONAL—Middle-aged bachelor of means desires lady correspondent of education and refinement; object, matrimony. Address First, Dispatch office.
| Newspaper | Pittsburg Dispatch, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Date | June 5, 1892, page 10 |
| Written by | A middle-aged bachelor, signing First |
| Addressed to | Educated, refined women |
| Where | Replies to First, the Dispatch office |
It ran in a PERSONAL column of 15 notices, most of them not personal at all: shirts repaired on Smithfield Street, credit on silks and satins, two astrologers selling predictions of your future husband or wife, and a hairpiece called the Borden Bang. Two more sold introductions. Only this ad and a bachelor of 38 came from people looking to marry. For where people in Pennsylvania post personal ads now, see our guide to personal ads in Pennsylvania.
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. Capital letters are also as printed: papers set the first word of each ad in capitals.
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