Yeah, here come the Roosters...

(click ad, from 1891, via) The Barnyard Warriors "wear full evening dress, and after crowing a salute, break into a lively air with stringed instruments. ORCHESTRA VALUED at $75,000." That's $1,768,054.54 in 2009 money, according to this inflation calculator. Previously in: copyranter's Retro Copywriting Hall of Fame.