Honest about his finances, and firm about time-wasters.
Transcribed from original newspaper scans. Published by AseeksB.
A gentleman of 40 in moderate circumstances, wishes to get acquainted with lady, object matrimony. No trifler need apply. Address J. A. P., this office.
| Newspaper | Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Date | March 18, 1914, page 20 |
| Written by | A man, 40 |
| Addressed to | Women |
| Where | Replies to the Star-Bulletin office |
Honolulu was the capital of the Territory of Hawaii when this ran. Moderate circumstances is a rare admission in a genre where most men advertised their means.
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 printed page number is spelled out as TWENTY in the page header, and the trailing printer's code is omitted. 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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