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Posted on June 27, 2024 by Chris Enss

1838– Coronation of Queen Victoria aged 19 during a five-hour ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London [1]

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In the Old West, men and women in hopes of finding

In the Old West, men and women in hopes of finding a companion placed advertisements in publications specifically designed for lonely hearts. Here are a few of those inspired ads from 1887.

“I am fat, fair, and plan on losing no weight. I’m 48 years old, 5 feet high. Am a No. 1 lady, well fixed with no encumbrances: am in business in city, but want a partner who lives in the West. Want an energetic man that has some means, not under 40 years of age and weight not less than 180. Of good habits. A Christian gentleman preferred.”

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“Chris Enss’s intriguing and insightful new crime biography, Meet the Kellys, tells the fascinating story of an early 1930s crime couple who had strong connections to Fort Worth. Her new work is expertly organized and drawn from an impressive array of research materials. Cover to cover, Chris Enss’s Meet the Kellys is crime biography at its finest.” Lone Star Literary Life

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#2061: “Dear old men, here is your chance to get a true loving companion. I am a widow by death; age 69 years, but don’t look or feel or act over 40; always in good humor, very loving and kind; a good housekeeper, weight 104, height 5 feet 2 inches, blue eyes, brown hair, nationality German; would like to meet some congenial gentlemen near my own age, with means enough to make a good home.”

To learn more about the serious business of finding a husband or wife by mail in the wide-open days of the Old West read Object Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Western Frontier.

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