The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
$25O,OOO IS
THE HUSBAND
SHE DESIRES
MenlO Park Maiden Willing to
Wed Any Man Worth Quar-
ter of a Million
But II Will Have to Be Real
Money, the Cash in
Hand Sort

Hand Sort
In days of gallantry, snd such,
1t didn't matter very much
cor so the story books Will state the
case)
How much loving swain could prove
He offered for a maiden's love
For love was all in all, and money
base.
The age of chewing gum and rat
just has use for all of that.
The swain must pay TO win the race
In jOust war he may be great
That doesn't help him with his fate.
It's how he ranks In Bradstreet's, or
i'm Dun's.
Attention. quarter million dollar bach
elors!
A wife awaits you-one of you.
Miss Eliza Weeden of MenIo Park is
not only willing to join fortunes with
you for life, but she actually has adver-
tised for helpmeet who can fill the
following requirements:
Age-Two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
Height-Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
Complexion-Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
Character-Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
Social training-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Pedigree-Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
Those are the simple rules that guide
this contest. And Menlo Park is only
s2.6 miles from San Francisco. Take
the train at Third and Townsend
streets. or the San Bruno county road
If you are in your auto or on foot. Good
luck to you.
appearance. age, all that sort of
thing does not count at all," Miss
weeden declared yesterday. The man
with the money is the only material
point"
Plump and vivacious, Miss Weeden,
who is the sister of w. w. weeden, a
well known contractor, has withstood
she declares. as long as possible. Hus-
bandless and content she has wended
her way through life, until now, but at
last. the awakening has come and she
has begun to long for welded life.
All That Is Needed
Il will have me husband" solilo-
quized Miss weeden Not social
leader. it may be, or a man of fame or
attainments. He need but come to me
with no other favor to win my consent
but $3.50 900"
And having so soliloquized, Miss
weeden wrote the following advertise
ment to be inserted in The Call:
WANTED-A man who is willing TO buy hand.
some wife. the price being one quarter of a
million dollars; no trifers.
And the address at MEMO Park fol-
lows
But before beginning your marital
elor. tarry while you learn that no
hoax can win the prize. No bag Of
washers can be passed off as real
money. and no plugged nickels will buy
the wedding ring.
This is a commercial age said Miss
Weeden. in explaining her advertise
ment yesterday, "and l am a business
woman. Whoever answers that ad-
vertisement must bring the financial
credentials along, or he will be given
short shrift. / shall see to it that his
fortune is as represented before de-
claring the negotiations anything but
preliminary skirmishes. But any man
with the money, young or old, homeIy
or handsome, will do.
Just as Investment
I'm in no hurry to marry. and don't
care if 1 ever do. That doesn't worry
me at all. But 1 put the advertise
ment in the paper merely as a business
proposition, thinking that it would be
a good investment If the proper man
did appear. Remember, he will have
to demonstrate conclusively that he
has the requirements before 1 agree to
the deal"
Miss Weeden resides in Santa Cruz
avenue, in MenIo Park. with her broth
ers. and seldom leaves the neighbor-
hood of her home. She does not mingle
with the townspeople, but keeps to her
self and her circle of close friends.
"Oh, l have had chances to marry.
the young lady stated yesterday, but
it never appealed to me. The adver-
tisement, however. shows in what ways
have altered my views
SCHOOL Roy KILLED