A Boston man wants a wife with means, and vouches for himself twice.
Transcribed from original newspaper scans. Published by AseeksB.
PERSONAL—YOUNG MAN, 30, CHRISTIAN, wishing to enter small business, wants to meet lady with means, object matrimony. This is inserted in good faith by a respectable American. William W. Knox, Boston, Mass General Delivery Post Office.
| Newspaper | Beverly Evening Times, Beverly, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Date | February 28, 1898, page 6 |
| Written by | William W. Knox, 30, of Boston |
| Addressed to | Women of means, for marriage |
| Where | Replies to General Delivery, Boston post office |
He names his plan before his hopes: a small business, and a wife whose means could help start it. “Object matrimony” was the standard formula, and he vouches for himself twice, as “inserted in good faith” and as “a respectable American.” Most writers hid behind initials or a box number; he signed his full name and had replies held for him at the Boston post office, though he advertised in Beverly, on the North Shore. For where people in Boston post personal ads now, see our guide to personal ads in Boston and New England.
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 line of each ad in capitals, so the capitals stop wherever that line ended.
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