Wipers Times - Adverts

Adverts

The covers of each issue were mock adverts, richly typeset, for war-related music-hall extravaganzas. A few samples (not richly typeset) are given below:

Cloth Hall. Ypres. Great Attraction This Week Messrs. INFANTRY, ARTILLERY & Co. Present their Screamingly Funny Farce, Entitled: "BLUFF" THIS FARCE PROMISES TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS AND A LONG RUN IS EXPECTED "DEAD COW FARM" CINEMA THIS WEEK GRAND OPENING NIGHT THIS MARVELLOUS PLACE ERECTED AT FABULOUS EXPENSE WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY NEXT WITH THE WONDERFUL FILM "HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT." FEATURING "WATA FUNK" The Conscientious Objector. OTHER ITEMS. -o-o-o-o- PEEPS THROUGH A SNIPERS COPE. -o-o-o-o- FLOUNDERS IN FLANDERS. THE CALLANSEEUM PALACE OF VARIETIES SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE AERIAL TROUPE "THE FLYING PIGS" FILM FARCE, ENTITLED :- "TICKLING FRITZ" by the P.B.I. Film Co., of the United Kingdom and Canada BOOK EARLY. CHARGES MOBILE.

There were also sales of no-man's land:

BUILDING LAND FOR SALE BUILD THAT HOUSE ON HILL 60. BRIGHT-BREEZY- & INVIGORATING COMMANDS AN EXCELLENT VIEW OF HISTORIC TOWN OF YPRES. FOR PARTICULARS OF SALE APPLY:- BOSCH & CO MENIN.

or the front-line at Ypres salient itself:

FOR SALE THE SALIENT ESTATE COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL INTENDING PURCHASERS WILL BE SHOWN ROUND ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT UNDERGROUND RESIDENCES READY FOR HABITATION Splendid Motoring Estate! Shooting Perfect !! Fishing Good!!! NOW'S THE TIME. HAVE A STAKE IN THE COUNTRY. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED, DO FOR HOME FOR INEBRIATES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTION. Delay is Dangerous! You might miss it!! Apply for particulars etc., to Thomas, Atkins, Sapper & Co., Zillebeke and Hooge. HOUSEBREAKERS: WOOLEY, BEAR, CRUMP & CO. TELEGRAMS: "ADSUM, WIPERS"