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Old Ad of the Week: A Great Pepper-Upper
“Make whoopie” = Ping pong, piano time with the gang, and lots and lots and lots of tea. Have you had your SIX cups today? 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;…
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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 Right-click → view image to enlarge.
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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 Right-click → view image to enlarge.
