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Matrimonial ads in the late 1800s helped our young country grow.
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Matrimonial ads in the late 1800s helped our young country grow.
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'No dancers, flirts, or street-walkers need answer': Century-old personal ads reveal how singles looked for love in the 1900s, from a 'business gentleman' seeking 'a woman of means and refinement' to a 'wealthy woman' who 'dreads a lonely future' MyHeritage.com curated a collection of romantic personal ads from US newspapers from the late 1800s through the early 1900s Singles could describe themselves and what they were looking for, and interested parties send letters to a listed address or the newspaper Ads show women in their 30s and 40s seeking husbands who own a car or would have the 'hea...