“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
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Tag: personal care
Old Ad of the Week: Velvety Irresistible Arms
My favorite line: “You feel freer than probably ever before in your life of annoying hair growth.”
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: The San Francisco Examiner; July 28, 1935
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Old Ad of the Week: Saturday Night Bather
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: The Chicago Tribune; Sept. 29, 1935
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Old Ad of the Week: Like a Klondike Lil
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.
Subtext: “Your friends aren’t tramps. I only holler at tramps.” Nice dude.
Source: The Baltimore Sun; Feb. 13, 1938
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Old Ad of the Week: That Wide-Awake Look
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: The San Francisco Examiner; May 4, 1941
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Old Ad of the Week: These Dreadful Hickies!
Hickies = Old term for pimples.
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; Sept. 25, 1938
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Old Ad of the Week: Darn That Gogo Carsons!
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; Sept. 25, 1938
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