Tag: ads

  • Old Ad of the Week: Million-Dollar Smile

    Old Ad of the Week: Million-Dollar Smile

    “Red-headed dynamite, I calls her!” I read a lot of old newspapers, which means I see a lot of old ads. Some of them are too good to keep to myself. Source: Chicago Tribune; March 6, 1938 Right-click → view image to enlarge.

  • Old Ad of the Week: As Gay as a Schoolgirl

    Old Ad of the Week: As Gay as a Schoolgirl

    I guess being a woman isn’t tough — well, not too tough — after all! I read a lot of old newspapers, which means I see a lot of old ads. Some of them are too good to keep to myself. Source: Chicago Tribune; May 16, 1948 Right-click → view image to enlarge.

  • Old Ad of the Week: Like Magic!

    Old Ad of the Week: Like Magic!

    Before they invented installed cigarette lighters, there was this thing, which required you to pull a wire out of the dash. Did you need that wire? Not as much as you need the Pres-a-Lite! I read a lot of old newspapers, which means I see a lot of old ads. Some of them are too…