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A “Personal” advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle:
“A dist. mgr. of the Calif. State retirement act, $30 a wk. for life, being a widower and now knowing he will have something to keep a wife. So ladies here is your chance. The man is 54 yrs. old, would like to meet lady from 40 to 50.”
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