Listerine- And it’s Interesting 1930s ads.
Recently I got a new stack of old magazines from the 1930s, and one of the first things that jumped out at me was the full page Listerine Ads. Let me share some of...
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It’s 2018! And 1953! AND 1977!! The January Issues are here!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I cannot even believe it is 2018. My son is old enough now to realize how quickly time goes and is often commenting on it. 2017 was a good...
December 1968 Pack-o-Fun
I’ve mentioned my Pack-o-Fun stash here before. In fact, since I won an eBay auction in August for a decent stack I since got a great deal a thrift store for another stack just...
December 1960
December 1960! When this magazine cost 15 cents to pick up at a newsstand, and as the handwritten note says shows “knit cuffs!” Also in 1960, the US was the first to legalize the...
It’s November 1964!
I noticed this issue has no sign of an address label! Perhaps it was picked up at a newsstand for 15 cents. If you drove to the newsstand you may have paid 30 cents...
It’s October, 1966- Let’s put on our Mini Skirts and Watch Batman
Ronald Reagan was voted in as Governor of California. Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sounds of Silence” was number 1 earlier this year. Cigarette packages got warning labels. There were lots of Vietnam War protests. The...
September 1967
September 1967, a time for Lonely Hearts Club (the Beatles released that famous album in June) but you won’t have a lonely heart if you desire an interracial marriage. Thanks to Loving vs Virginia...
August 1959
August 1959! What a year! Bread cost about 20 cents a loaf. Hawaii and Alaska both were admitted to the union and became a state! The beautiful, blonde Barbie showed up! Ben-Hur was in...
It’s June, 1952
If you picked up this issue on the News Stand (I assume it was sold there) you may also have just bought hamburger meat at 53 cents a pound, and dropped off your $80...
The Palm Loom – Prize-Winning Rugs
I love an old ad. And this 1967 issue had a great one! Palm Loom, “Make Prize-Winning Rugs.” It was right there in the February issue, tucked between 40 yards of lace for $1,...
Snack Hound
When I saw the ad on the back of the January 1967 issue I became infatuated with the Snack Hound. The National Handcraft Society, Â aka The Fad of the Month Club, was a long...
Two Words- Instant, Decaf
I’m not a coffee drinker, I’m a coffee guzzler. It’s true. I can easily drink a pot, or more, a day. There is not a single time you could offer me coffee and I’d...