Real newspaper advertisements

  • Lost: small apricot poodle.  Reward.  Neutered.  Like one of the family.
  • For sale: a quilted high chair that can be made into a table, pottie chair, rocking horse, refrigerator, spring coat, size 8 and fur collar.
  • Four-poster bed, 101 years old.  Perfect for antique lover.
  • Wanted: 50 girls for stripping machine operators in factory.
  • Wanted: Unmarried girls to pick fresh fruit and produce at night.
  • No matter what your topcoat is made of, this miracle spray will make it really repellent.
  • For Sale — Eight puppies from a German Shepperd and an Alaskan Hussy.
  • If you think you’ve seen everything in Paris, visit the Pere Lachasis Cemetery.  It boasts such immortals as Moliere, Jean de la Fontain, and Chopin.
  • Mt. Kilimanjaro, the breathtaking backdrop for the Serena Lodge.  Swim in the lovely pool while you drink it all in.
  • Sheer stockings.  Designed for fancy dress, but so serviceable that lots of women wear nothing else.
  • This is the model home for your future.  It was panned by Better Homes and Gardens.
  • Wanted: Chambermaid in rectory.  Love in, $200 a month.  References required.
  • Wanted: Part-time married girls for soda fountain in sandwich shop.
  • Modular Sofas.  Only $299.  For rest or fore play.
  • Mother’s helper — peasant working conditions.
  • Illiterate?  Write today for free help.
  • Auto Repair Service.  Free pick-up and delivery.  Try us once, you’ll never go anywhere again.
  • Tired of cleaning yourself?  Let me do it.
  • Our experienced Mom will care for your child.  Fenced yard, meals, and smacks included.
  • Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.
  • Man wanted to work in dynamite factory.  Must be willing to travel.
  • Stock up and save.  Limit: one.
  • Semi-Annual after-Christmas Sale.
  • 3-year-old teacher needed for preschool.  Experience preferred.
  • Mixing bowl set designed to please a cook with round bottom for efficient beating.
  • Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion.  Blue Cross and salary.
  • Dinner Special — Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00
  • For sale: antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers
  • Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too.
  • We do not tear your clothing with machinery.  We do it carefully by hand.
  • For sale.  Three canaries of undermined sex.
  • Great Dames for sale.
  • Have several very old dresses from grandmother in beautiful condition.
  • Vacation Special: have your home exterminated.
  • Get rid of aunts: Zap does the job in 24 hours.
  • Toaster: A gift that every member of the family appreciates.  Automatically burns toast.
  • For Rent: 6-room hated apartment.
  • Man, honest.  Will take anything.
  • Used Cars: Why go elsewhere to be cheated.  Come here first!
  • Christmas tag-sale.  Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.
  • Wanted: Hair cutter.  Excellent growth potential.
  • Wanted.  Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink.
  • Our bikinis are exciting.  They are simply the tops.
  • Wanted.  Widower with school age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties.  Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.
  • And now, the Superstore-unequaled in size, unmatched in variety, unrivaled inconvenience.
  • We will oil your sewing machine and adjust tension in your home for $1.00.

And these beauties from the radio:

  • Ladies and gentlemen, now you can have a bikini for a ridiculous figure.
  • Be with us again next Saturday at 10 p.m. for "High Fidelity," designed to help music lovers increase their reproduction.
  • When you are thirsty, try 7-Up,the refreshing drink in the green bottle with the big 7 on it and u-p after.
  • Tune in next week for another series of classical music programs from the Canadian Broadcorping Castration.