Tag: retro

  • Old Ad of the Week: A Great Pepper-Upper

    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;…

  • Old Ad of the Week: Saturday Night Bather

    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.

  • Old Ad of the Week: Like a Klondike Lil

    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.