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Advertising Gone Wrong A Gallery of Comical Classifieds
A collection from a leading daily shows ad misfires and odd requests from a bygone era. Listings include a piano sale framed by iron support, a nurse for bottled babies, a room for two gentlemen, and even wild notices about a widow wanting two husbands and a boy who can open oysters with a reference. The piece ends with a legal notice about a water right sale under a trust in Denver.
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St. Louis
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Brown
Highgate Archway
Kent