Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts

Monday, April 30, 2007

For Sale. Three canaries of undermined sex!!

Some of the advertisements that have appeared in papers across the country.

* Wanted. Widower with school-age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.

* Mixing bowl set designed to please a cook with round bottom for efficient beating.

* Semi-Annual after-Christmas Sale.

* 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.

* Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion. Blue Cross and salary.

* For Sale. Three canaries of undermined sex.

* Get rid of aunts: Zap does the job in 24 hours.

* Christmas tag-sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.