A fortune, a Chicago box number, and a wish to marry.
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PERSONAL—Young widow of 27, having just sold fine home for $55,000 desires to marry and establish smaller home, with balance in business. Address Edith, Box 447, Chicago, Ill.
| Newspaper | Pittsburg Dispatch, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Date | November 20, 1892, page 10 |
| Written by | Signed Edith |
| Addressed to | Not stated |
| Where | Box 447, Chicago, Illinois |
She names a fortune but not the kind of man she hopes to marry, and gives a Chicago box number in a Pittsburg paper. We can’t tell whether the ad was genuine. The same page carried a young man of 19 looking to correspond. 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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