I should hope not, but it wasn't that many years ago that they could and did, at least in the U S. Certainly within my lifetime! Nancy in sunny Michigan, U S of A On 6/26/2012 2:16 PM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Whilst searching the 19th Century Newspapers I came across the following > advert > > NORTH-EASTERN DAILY GAZETTE . > The North-Eastern Daily Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), Monday, > October 12, 1885; pg. [1]; Issue 5802. > > Wanted, clean, active GIRL; one used to washing; good character > indispensable > Apply 13 Ovington street Middlesbrough > > >