Thomas Cooney didn't let any modesty get in his way in his ad for his Chanceford Township public house in the October 30, 1855 York Gazette:
As you can see below, he even went to uncommon lengths by including the endorsements of many of the leading citizens of York as well as those who lived in his neighborhood.
York Young People Warned about Sleighing Parties
Lewis Miller drawing of a sleighing party.
You think our great-great-great-grandparents just sat around and played checkers? Yeah, right!
The article below, from the January 22, 1850 York Peoples' Advocate, gives you an idea as to what they were really doing.
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