WIFE FOR £3OO.
PROPOSAL BRINGS 345 REPLIES
1 Aliss; Clarice bHardcastle, the 19-year-old Wallasey girl, has with-, drawn her offer to marry anyone, who' will settle £3OO on iher mother. . Since she - announced her’ ,proposal she has received 345 offers of work and marriage. f v Her changed decision was mainly the result of ,the intervention of her father. She bad decided to leave the matter in abeyance until die .was 21. . ■' . - t. ]• “f have received 350 letters,” she .added, “some full: of; sarcasm, hut the majority containing genuine offers,, the kindness of which I thoroughly appreciate. . . \ ‘ “I -picked out a number and sun now corresponding with two or tineo of the writers on friendly teyms t The writers wore aged from 24 to 67 - - ' ” '
Miss Hardcastio is now to, give whAtv fire described as \ “unkiuc dances” at: two local', halls.' ' - v ■' Miss Edith Trigg, of Sutherland Street, Sheflield, wants a husband who will pay her mother £2OOO in order to improve her circumstances. Slid stated that her. mother, had had serious <ill-luck in business and had been forced to sell almost everything she liossesed. They now had to live in o r ntv of the poorer .parts of the dity. ■■ l \ : -
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10725, 24 October 1928, Page 9
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202WIFE FOR £300. Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10725, 24 October 1928, Page 9
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