Professional Candour.
From a dentist's advertisement:—
"TEETH EXTRACTED WITH THE GREATEST PAINS"
"Wanted.—Good cook-general, for very small Naval officer's family."
Isle of Wight Mercury.
Intending applicants should exercise caution. A very small Naval officer may have a very large family.
"£5 Reward—Lost from Ruislip (July, 1214), half-persian dark tabby tom cat."
Harrow Observer.
And they tell us that a cat has only nine lives!