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Halcyon Matrimonial Company -1896C

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Unreal, or real? We don't know. Some of these people look a little bit odd. The poem, with illo, seems a giveaway, in that it makes fun of the earlier ad, and mentions that the address given is right next to the address of the publisher. Originally published in the February 6, 1896 issue of LIFE, the humor magazine.


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Source: Tom Harris, eBay seller lifehumormag

Restoration by: Michael Ward