The origins of the jukebox can be traced back to November 23, 1889 and an entrepreneur named Louis Glass. That's the day Glass installed a coin-operated Edison cylinder phonograph in the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. It cost a nickel to play a single selection from the machine, and there was no amplification or speakers. Instead, there were four listening tubes. Despite the technical limitations, the machine, popularly known as "Nickel-in-the-Slot," was an instant success, earning over $1000 in less than half a year.
The sign in a Norwegian lounge reads: "Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar."
Tacked on the door of a Moscow hotel room: "If this is your first visit to the U.S.S.R., you are welcome to it."
An airline ticket office in Copenhagen reminds you: "We take your bags and send them in all directions."
In a certain African hotel you may choose between: "A room with a view on the sea or the backside of the country."
A sign on a clothing store in Brussels read: "Come inside and have a fit."
A hotel notice in Madrid informs: "If you wish disinfection enacted in your presence, please cry out for the chambermaid."
This notice was posted on a Rumanian hotel elevator: "The lift is being fixed for the next days. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable."
The room service in a Lisbon hotel tells you: "If you wish for breakfast, lift the telephone and ask for room service. This will be enough for you to bring your food up."