L. R., would be very much pleased to hear from you (1903)

Personal1903

L. R.—Would be very much pleased to hear from you first of week. Address G. Y. S., News office.

Buffalo Evening News, July 25, 1903, p. 20. View the original page at NYS Historic Newspapers

In plain English

G. Y. S. would be very glad to hear from L. R. early in the week. Replies go to G. Y. S. at the News office.

Who wrote it, and to whom

Newspaper	Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, New York
Date	July 25, 1903, page 20
Written by	G. Y. S.
Addressed to	L. R.
Where	Replies to G. Y. S., the News office

Context

Initials on both ends, and no clue to who either was. The same column carried a gentleman looking for a lady 30 to 50. For where people in Upstate New York post personal ads now, see our guide to personal ads in Upstate New York.

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How to cite this ad

“L. R., would be very much pleased to hear from you.” Personal advertisement, Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, New York), July 25, 1903, p. 20. Transcribed in The Personals Archive, AseeksB, https://www.aseeksb.com/archive/1903-buffalo-evening-news-l-r-hear-from-you.html.

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.

← 1903: A gentleman wants a lady, 30 to 50 1903: A business man of good circumstances →

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