Advertising has always been an interesting way to look at history. But when you see these vintage advertisements, the past seems a lot weirder than you thought.
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"A pretty thing she is. Dances well...wears cute clothes...manages to look beguiling in the latest hair-do. But the current apple of her eye is upset."
"Is it a gap in her character? No! It's a gap in her waistline..."gap-osis.""
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"Yes, whether you're young or old, married or single, here's a girl friend that'll be the talk of the neighborhood -- and especially the guys and chicks." They'll wonder why you have a disembodied head staring out your back window.
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Indigestion, or dyspepsia, was so common in the United States at the end of the 19th century that it was referred to as America’s “national disease.” In 1887, the company that would later be called Johnson & Johnson came out with Papoid tablets that contained extracts of papaya enzymes.
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Beginning in 1933, Brown & Williamson began selling menthol cigarettes with the brand name “Kool”. An anthropomorphic cartoon penguin was an ideal mascot to call attention to the “cooling” sensation of Kool menthol cigarettes. Willie was used to advertise Kool from 1934 until 1960.
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"Rastus" has been used as a generic, often derogatory, name for black men at least since 1880. Frank L. White was born about 1867 in Barbados, came to the U.S. in 1875 and became a citizen in 1890. He worked as a chef in a Chicago restaurant and in 1893, he became the model for Rastus, the smiling chef on Cream of Wheat boxes. Rastus was included on all boxes and advertisements for Cream of Wheat and continues to be used today with only very slight changes.
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"Boots have to look great -- but they also have to be made for whatever you're going to be doing in them." No doubt that third leg comes in handy when you're running from the law.
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"It has often been said that the average American family has a depressingly low mentality, and will respond -- in politics, in entertainment, and in advertising -- only to the crudest most exaggerated appeals...Young & Rubicam has ample proof that this average American responds to advertising that respects his intelligence and appeals to him on that level"
The 2016 election of Donald Trump as president is proof that appeals to fear, ignorance and bigotry, are far more powerful.
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"The Acme Mustache Guard. Solid comfort while eating. No use for napkins - does not interfere with use of mouth. Made of gold or silver plate. Everyone should have one!"
18th Century men used waxes, greases and fats to keep their mustaches in place. It was bad enough having that smell right under your nose, but it also got in the way of eating and drinking because heat would cause the waxes and fats to melt.
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"By wearing these perfectly designed Corsets the most awkward figure becomes graceful and elegant, the internal organs are speedily strengthened. THE CHEST IS AIDED IN ITS HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT."
The Electric Corset was sold by Cornelius Bennett Harness, proprietor of the Ammoniaphone. His Medical Battery Company’s main product was the ‘electropathic’ belt, which contained zinc and copper plates that were somehow supposed to generate a health-giving current.
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In 1893, Niels Finsen studied the effects of natural sunlight and artificial lights on skin. He later discovered that certain wavelengths of light can generate healing properties.
Since then, sunlamps have been used to treat skin disorders, burns, sleep disorders, neonatal jaundice and even some psychiatric disorders.
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It is well-known that Coca-Cola originally contained small amounts of coca extract. In the late 1800s many patent medicines contained coca and other opiates, but by 1900 the dangers of opiates were becoming clear. Coca-Cola couldn't eliminate the coca and still keep their patent on the formula, but by 1902 it was reduced to as little as 1/400 of a grain of cocaine per ounce of syrup. Coca-Cola didn’t become completely cocaine-free until 1929, but there was hardly any of the drug left in the drink by then.
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Falsies are padding for use in a brassiere to create the appearance of larger breasts. Falsies made of foam rubber first became available in the 1930s, shortly after the introduction of the modern brassiere. And the desire for for a fuller bosom continues unabated. Almost all bras today come with padding and breast enlargement is now the second-most popular cosmetic surgery operation, after liposuction.
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"It has an Automatic Air Cushion which softly yet securely holds the rupture in any position. No steel springs or pads. No salves or plasters. Durable. cheap. Sent on trial to prove it. Beware of imitations."
The first really effective and safe operation for rupture was devised by Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice of Toronto in 1945.
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Beginning in 1903, Chalmers of Amersterdam, New York made Porosknit fabric, a porous cotton knitted material for men's and boys' underwear that allowed perspiration to evaporate through its mesh-like construction.
The company made both two-piece underwear (separate undershirts and drawers) and the even more popular union suit which combined both shirt and drawers in a single garment.
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Worried about a double chin? Professor Eugene Mack’s Chin Reducer and Beautifier will eliminate and efface double chins, and give your skin the resiliency and freshness of youth; all while reducing “enlarged glands.”
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"They double as sensational swim trunks!
White, Black, Nude. (Word of warning. White, when wet becomes transparent)"
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"Mother Knows Best." ~ Instead of cookies and milk before bedtime, why not let baby crack open a cold one? And don't forget Mom and Dad too!
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"Want the thrill of imposing your will over someone? Of making someone do exactly what you order? Try hypnotism!"
Men who sent away for this were probably more interested in something besides making young women cluck like a chicken.
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Here is the “Body Beautiful System 5 Minute Shaper” with over 100 soft latex “shaping tips.” The ad is quite vague about how this device actually works, but it's apparently "weight loss via orgasm."
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"6 SQUARE FEET of floor space -- all that you need to start selling" Well, that and electricity to run the popper, and lots of foot traffic.
"$150 per Week Clear Profit" but only if you are "aggressive."
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The Metal Textile Corporation was founded in 1922 by Barclay and Russell Kingman for the development of various applications of knit metal mesh. "The Chore Girl" was invented in 1926.
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The Chlorodent marketing department specialized in condescending remarks like this one: “No Halloween mask scares off a man as much as ‘morning mouth.'” Capitalizing on women’s insecurities, Chlorodent urges anyone with the dreaded morning mouth to use the product before they are dumped for extreme halitosis.
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Making it to adulthood without learning to swim can be quite embarrassing. You can’t very well put on some water-wings or a rubber ducky inner-tube. Float-ees is the solution! "Also can be worn by women with their own swim suit bra."
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"A pretty thing she is. Dances well...wears cute clothes...manages to look beguiling in the latest hair-do. But the current apple of her eye is upset."
"Is it a gap in her character? No! It's a gap in her waistline..."gap-osis.""
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"Yes, whether you're young or old, married or single, here's a girl friend that'll be the talk of the neighborhood -- and especially the guys and chicks." They'll wonder why you have a disembodied head staring out your back window.
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Indigestion, or dyspepsia, was so common in the United States at the end of the 19th century that it was referred to as America’s “national disease.” In 1887, the company that would later be called Johnson & Johnson came out with Papoid tablets that contained extracts of papaya enzymes.
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Beginning in 1933, Brown & Williamson began selling menthol cigarettes with the brand name “Kool”. An anthropomorphic cartoon penguin was an ideal mascot to call attention to the “cooling” sensation of Kool menthol cigarettes. Willie was used to advertise Kool from 1934 until 1960.
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"Rastus" has been used as a generic, often derogatory, name for black men at least since 1880. Frank L. White was born about 1867 in Barbados, came to the U.S. in 1875 and became a citizen in 1890. He worked as a chef in a Chicago restaurant and in 1893, he became the model for Rastus, the smiling chef on Cream of Wheat boxes. Rastus was included on all boxes and advertisements for Cream of Wheat and continues to be used today with only very slight changes.
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"Boots have to look great -- but they also have to be made for whatever you're going to be doing in them." No doubt that third leg comes in handy when you're running from the law.
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"It has often been said that the average American family has a depressingly low mentality, and will respond -- in politics, in entertainment, and in advertising -- only to the crudest most exaggerated appeals...Young & Rubicam has ample proof that this average American responds to advertising that respects his intelligence and appeals to him on that level"
The 2016 election of Donald Trump as president is proof that appeals to fear, ignorance and bigotry, are far more powerful.
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"The Acme Mustache Guard. Solid comfort while eating. No use for napkins - does not interfere with use of mouth. Made of gold or silver plate. Everyone should have one!"
18th Century men used waxes, greases and fats to keep their mustaches in place. It was bad enough having that smell right under your nose, but it also got in the way of eating and drinking because heat would cause the waxes and fats to melt.
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"By wearing these perfectly designed Corsets the most awkward figure becomes graceful and elegant, the internal organs are speedily strengthened. THE CHEST IS AIDED IN ITS HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT."
The Electric Corset was sold by Cornelius Bennett Harness, proprietor of the Ammoniaphone. His Medical Battery Company’s main product was the ‘electropathic’ belt, which contained zinc and copper plates that were somehow supposed to generate a health-giving current.
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In 1893, Niels Finsen studied the effects of natural sunlight and artificial lights on skin. He later discovered that certain wavelengths of light can generate healing properties.
Since then, sunlamps have been used to treat skin disorders, burns, sleep disorders, neonatal jaundice and even some psychiatric disorders.
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It is well-known that Coca-Cola originally contained small amounts of coca extract. In the late 1800s many patent medicines contained coca and other opiates, but by 1900 the dangers of opiates were becoming clear. Coca-Cola couldn't eliminate the coca and still keep their patent on the formula, but by 1902 it was reduced to as little as 1/400 of a grain of cocaine per ounce of syrup. Coca-Cola didn’t become completely cocaine-free until 1929, but there was hardly any of the drug left in the drink by then.
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Falsies are padding for use in a brassiere to create the appearance of larger breasts. Falsies made of foam rubber first became available in the 1930s, shortly after the introduction of the modern brassiere. And the desire for for a fuller bosom continues unabated. Almost all bras today come with padding and breast enlargement is now the second-most popular cosmetic surgery operation, after liposuction.
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"It has an Automatic Air Cushion which softly yet securely holds the rupture in any position. No steel springs or pads. No salves or plasters. Durable. cheap. Sent on trial to prove it. Beware of imitations."
The first really effective and safe operation for rupture was devised by Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice of Toronto in 1945.
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Beginning in 1903, Chalmers of Amersterdam, New York made Porosknit fabric, a porous cotton knitted material for men's and boys' underwear that allowed perspiration to evaporate through its mesh-like construction.
The company made both two-piece underwear (separate undershirts and drawers) and the even more popular union suit which combined both shirt and drawers in a single garment.
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"Bottle Buddy frees Mother while Baby feeds himself in his hi-chair." This kid is obviously too old to be drinking from a bottle and should be using a sippy cup.
This might be a better idea for drunks who are too sloppy to hold a bottle but haven't passed-out yet.
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Worried about a double chin? Professor Eugene Mack’s Chin Reducer and Beautifier will eliminate and efface double chins, and give your skin the resiliency and freshness of youth; all while reducing “enlarged glands.”
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"They double as sensational swim trunks!
White, Black, Nude. (Word of warning. White, when wet becomes transparent)"
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"Mother Knows Best." ~ Instead of cookies and milk before bedtime, why not let baby crack open a cold one? And don't forget Mom and Dad too!
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"Want the thrill of imposing your will over someone? Of making someone do exactly what you order? Try hypnotism!"
Men who sent away for this were probably more interested in something besides making young women cluck like a chicken.
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Here is the “Body Beautiful System 5 Minute Shaper” with over 100 soft latex “shaping tips.” The ad is quite vague about how this device actually works, but it's apparently "weight loss via orgasm."
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"6 SQUARE FEET of floor space -- all that you need to start selling" Well, that and electricity to run the popper, and lots of foot traffic.
"$150 per Week Clear Profit" but only if you are "aggressive."
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The Metal Textile Corporation was founded in 1922 by Barclay and Russell Kingman for the development of various applications of knit metal mesh. "The Chore Girl" was invented in 1926.
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The Chlorodent marketing department specialized in condescending remarks like this one: “No Halloween mask scares off a man as much as ‘morning mouth.'” Capitalizing on women’s insecurities, Chlorodent urges anyone with the dreaded morning mouth to use the product before they are dumped for extreme halitosis.
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Making it to adulthood without learning to swim can be quite embarrassing. You can’t very well put on some water-wings or a rubber ducky inner-tube. Float-ees is the solution! "Also can be worn by women with their own swim suit bra."
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Once
upon a time candy was not the unhealthy villain it is viewed today but
an “essential” nutrient. Through the first half of the 20th century,
sweets and sugar were deemed essential to health -- good tasting and
good for you. In fact, during WWII it was sanctioned by the government as part of the 7 essential food groups.
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"From the juice of the poppy
Pantopon contains only the active principles of opium refined, water soluble, injectable -- no inactive constituents to be separated out."
Pantopon contains only the active principles of opium refined, water soluble, injectable -- no inactive constituents to be separated out."
Displayed
in the American Journal of Surgery for readers to purchase, this
injectable opium ad promises ‘dependable pain relief’ among other health
benefits. This 1940s ad states that the product is "bound to please
you."
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"No
other business pays such large returns for the little effort required.
We furnish complete outfits. The work is easy, strictly high-class and
any man can operate the outfit by following our instructions."
Apparently, no actual talent is required either.
Apparently, no actual talent is required either.
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"Have fun -- pick your bust size, and blow up this cute curve-maker to just the look you like. Non skid elastic..."
The
inflatable bra was introduced in 1952, with expandable air pockets that
would help every woman achieve "the perfect contour."
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In
1948 Albert Dorne created a correspondence school for art. He recruited
eleven other very well-known artists and illustrators, including Norman
Rockwell, to found the Famous Artists School.
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Dr.
Jeanne Walter patented a rubber bandage in 1904. Later she invented a
two-piece rubber suit of undergarments designed to retain perspiration
and heat for therapeutic purposes. By 1909 this had developed into a
full-body garment that was supposed to compress all your extra flesh
into a svelte figure. Walter then developed other specialized garments
for different parts of the body – a brassiere to reduce large busts, leg
wraps to create slender ankles, a beer-gut reducer for men, and a Chin and Neck Reducer.
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