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On The Lookout For Autumn
This Fabulous Century 1930-1940 These two ladies keep their eyes peeled for cooler weather (while wearing fabulous hats and dresses) on the kind of day that warrants nickel ice cream. I know it will...
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Coffee Schmoffee
Good Housekeeping March 1925 Well, that sounds fine and dandy, but as a person who only puts God-awful stevia into her coffee to prevent sugarbeetes, I can testify that the thought of twice-daily cocoa...
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And Here I Thought Arcola Was Just Chachi’s Last Name
Good Housekeeping March 1925 *Chachi Arcola was a character on the sitcom Happy Days, many moons ago. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/
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Elsie and Elmer Borden: A Lesson In Dairy Dysfunction
December 19, 1949 LIFE The First Couple of Borden’s Milk products always seemed to be arguing, as they graced the pages of LIFE magazine throughout the 1940s and 50s. Elmer was controlling. Elsie was...
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Because Sometimes Tom & Jerry Just Need Rum
12/19/49 LIFE Flipping through my festive 1949 LIFE, I noticed this ad for Puerto Rican Rum. My first thought was how I remember the texture of glasses like that on my fingers. You never see those at...
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Two Of My Favorite Things: Christmas And Coca-Cola
12/49 National Geographic For more images of the Coca-Cola sprite boy, visit these posts from days of yore: 6.5 Ounce Cokes: The Secret To A Darling Figure Right On The Beam
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Christmas Is Closer Than You Think
This GE clock radio is pretty dope, and it would look nice on my night stand. The ad says the radio turns your coffee maker and television on. Did they really have that technology in 1951? In any...
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“Mate-Bait” Specials, Barefoot Daisy Mae, And A Racist Rastus
1951 While everyone in this ad is speaking in a presumably Southern dialect, the only one most people will find offensive is Rastus, the man with the chef’s hat. Evidently Rastus has been used as a...
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