Clik here to view.
Sales Of Spirits Soar But My Soul Longs Only For Thee
As Newsweek reported when this month began: U.S. ALCOHOL SALES INCREASE 55 PERCENT IN ONE WEEK AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Yes. I get that. I’ve had a few pints. But it’s not the pints I’m jonesing for....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chocolates Or I Shoot You: Accurate Depiction Of Motherhood
May 1932 Oft is the time I’ve enjoyed a Whitman’s Sampler; Walgreen’s always has them in supply. But what of this metal box of Loveliness? Isn’t that a fruit of the spirit? No, I forget myself....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Spur: What Dry Throats Need
https://garageartsigns.com/ I grew up in Texas, so the connotation of a “spur” is not with refreshment, but more as a means of jabbing a horse to incite him to go. That certainly wouldn’t feel good...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
More Fagotting Brings The Boys
So much beautiful fagotting going on here. It’s okay. It means joining two hemmed pieces of fabric together with decorative stitching. But can we just talk about her enormously thick Peyton Manning...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Make That Bob Mackie Miss Starlett Dress
Could there be a more fetching color than kelly green? I think not. And “if you want to make like 1947” (which we all do, let’s be honest), then you’d do well to keep a longer hem. See below for more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Let It Wip
1954 It’s guaranteed not to sour, so I say we try this old can out and test the claim for ourselves. http://www.qmagiq.com/tech.html In any event, I bet I’d prefer 1954’s version of Qwip to today’s:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coke Date Fashion
Back in 1947, folks weren’t meeting up at Starbucks for $6 coffees. They were meeting at diners for nickel Cokes. Never coined Sprite nor Big Red nor Fanta Dates, this ad hyphenates it as “Coke-Dates.”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Worship At The Altar Of Laconian Debs
Must … wear … Laconian Debs. Y’all, it is rare indeed when a Google search turns up with zilch, nada. But such is the case for Laconian Debs. I guess they only existed for this one moment in my 1947...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yes, There Really Was A Douglass Crockwell
April 1954 Isn’t it eerie how similar Mr. Crockwell’s paintings look to Mr. Norman Rockwell’s? It’s even the same subject matter. I mean, the style is nearly identical. Check out another Crockwell....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
This Cat Is Fire
You know how magazines have those sections where they stuff all the cheapo ads together, and you wonder if anyone ever grabs a magnifying glass to read their teensy font? Well, today we’re checking out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hannibal Hamlin, I Never Knew Ye
Illustrated History of US My minor was in history, and I admit I’ve never heard of Hannibal Hamlin, the first Republican Vice President. Or perhaps the memory of him was replaced by the cannibal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Georgia Tech Ads 1947
Gordon Foods–for all your nut meat and potato stick needs! Atlanta was super progressive, offering international albums–even at night! If you weren’t into modern Boogie Woogie, RCA Victor might be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
No Need To Wake Up; US Clearly Already Woke
While modern voices find much merriment in decrying systemic racism, declaring the US a consistently racist environment, despite the fact that millions of immigrants have moved here over the last 200...
View Article