A pen name, a week of waiting, and a plea to be believed.
Transcribed from original newspaper scans. Published by AseeksB.
PERSONAL—"YOURS FAITHFULLY" IS VERY anxious to hear from you; remained all the week, and will as much longer as possible; believe in him under any and all circumstances; write fully. M A.
| Newspaper | Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Date | September 2, 1877, page 12 |
| Written by | Signed M A., calling himself Yours Faithfully |
| Addressed to | One reader |
This ran in the same column, on the same day, as the note from H. to L. The personal column was full of messages like these, each one legible to a single reader.
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 type is worn in two places: the word after will may read is rather than as, and no period is visible between M and A. 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.
Browse the full archive · The Personals Dictionary · Personal ads in literature
The form is still open. Say who you are, what you want, and who it is for, and choose exactly who can see it. Free on iOS and Android.