Craigslist ca. 1900

Suzanne Fischer points to a rib-tickling page purporting an origin in the Craigslist archives and an age of about 100 years.  Among the more interesting classifieds of 1906:

M4W: Honest Farmer 65 Seeks Healthy Wife 18 to Bear Children, Pull Plow, Cook

Was Saturday Night Live as Funny Last Night as it was in 1871? I Think NOT.

Anarchist Rally this Weekend. Time & Place Unknown. BYOB.

English Building Unsinkable Ship. USA Lags in Technology.

RE: My Electric is Off Again ... Cheapskate. Switch to Westinghouse. Expensive but Reliable.

A Teaspoon or Two of Laudanum Helps Children Sleep.

Next Summer's Bathing Costumes are Scandalous.