Apr 7, 20080
Apr 6, 20080
Vintage Ads Book 1900-1919
As our regular readers noticed, we post vintage ads on a regular basis. Here is a book that inspires us. It contains ads from the early 1900s—many of which haven’t been seen since then.
“Sales pitches were earnest and friendly; beer, for example, was billed as “The Evening Glass of Cheer” and toothpaste was described as “Delicious Ribbon Dental Cream”—perhaps not the catchiest slogans, but they were on to something. The American consumerist boom of the 20th century was just beginning and advertising was getting its sea legs. From motorcars to hair tonics to steamship cruises to Coca-Cola (”After the theatre drink a glass… it relieves fatigue”), America was peddling its wares in style and setting an example of how to advertise in the modern age.” [Amazon]
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Apr 5, 20080
Tyrant In The House
“Thorazine” can control the agitated, belligerent senile and help the patient to live a composed and useful life.
When thorazine is administered to the agitated senile, there is amrked decrease in is nerve-racking outburst of hostility, irritability, abusiveness, incessant talking and “day and night” pacing or restlessness.
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Apr 4, 20080
Union Carbide Helps India To Achieve A Bright Future - 1960s
Oxen working the fields … the eternal river Gange … jewled elephants on parade. Today these symbols of ancient India exist side by side with a new sight-modern industry. India has developed bold new plans to build its economy and bring the promise of a bright future to its more than 400,000,000 people. But India needs knowledge from the western world. For example working with Indian engineers and technicians, Union Carbide recently made available its vast scientific resources to help build major chemicals and plastics plants near Bombay.
The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 was an industrial disaster that was caused by the accidental release of 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a Union Carbide India, Limited (UCIL, now known as Eveready Industries India, Limited) pesticide plant partly (50.9%) owned by Union Carbide located in the heart of the city of Bhopal, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The BBC gives the death toll as nearly 3,000 people dead initially and at least 15,000 from related illnesses since, while Greenpeace cites 20,000 total deaths as a conservative estimate.
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Apr 2, 20080
Lysol Vaginal Douche
“A man marries a woman because he loves her. So instead of blaming him if married love begins to cool, she should question herself. Is she truly trying to keep her husband and herself eager, happy married lovers? One most effective way to safeguard her dainty feminine allure is by practicing complete feminine hygiene as provided by vaginal douche with scientifically correct preparation like “Lysol.” So easy a way to banish misgivings that often keep married lovers apart.”
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