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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I wonder if this worked for her. Surely there’s a record somewhere.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago*

    According to a comment by editorgrrl in this r/TheWayWeWere reddit post, it is a joke.

    Life magazine (sometimes called “old Life”) was a parody published by graduates of the Harvard Lampoon.

    [The] image is one of ten fake personal ads from volume 27, number 679. Transcription of the two which appear on page 121 at the link...

    https://archive.org/details/life2728mitc/page/n9/mode/1up

    Another version they gave:

    https://archive.org/embed/life2728mitc

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