New in town, 32, and particular about who answers.
Transcribed from original newspaper scans. Published by AseeksB.
A GENTLEMAN of 32 and a stranger in San Diego would like to meet a refined lady. No other need answer. Address Box P 67, Union office.
| Newspaper | San Diego Union and Daily Bee, San Diego, California |
|---|---|
| Date | August 8, 1910, page 15 |
| Written by | A man, 32 |
| Addressed to | Refined women |
| Where | Replies to Box P 67, the Union office |
“Stranger in the city” was how newcomers introduced themselves in the personal columns of the time, using the paper to meet someone in a town where they knew no one; two years earlier, a widow in Salt Lake City did the same. “No other need answer” set his terms before anyone wrote. Eighteen months later the same paper carried a search for the party who rode to the depot on a New Era motorcycle. For where people in San Diego post personal ads now, see our guide to personal ads in San Diego.
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, sometimes in the middle of a word.
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