~ Canada Dry Ginger Ale ad, 1972
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“Ginger Ale Tastes Like Love”
After sharing a ginger ale The Man and the Long-Haired Hippie reached a new understanding and vowed to be bestest friends forever.
~ Chicago Police and Noise Pollution, May 1942
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“Mayor Edward J. Kelly proclaimed the week of May 31, 1942, “Noise Abatement Week” in Chicago in order to bring the evils of needless noise to the attention of Chicago residents. … “How much can man take of his roaring and rattling civilization?”
will be the specific theme. ” (more info at source)
~ Sears catalog, 1916
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“Boy’s Military Outfit. Made of strong olive tan khaki cloth in the latest Government shade. … Campaign style hat and haversack and a pair of heavy canvas puttes.”
~ Finish dishwashing powder, Sunset magazine, March 1958
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“…developed specifically for people who stress perfection over price”
~ Jordan, Marsh & Co., Spring and Summer 1897
via internet archive
Anna Held was a famous Ziegfeld girl and is often credited with helping Ziegfeld establish his famous Ziegfeld Follies. Eventually she became his common-law wife, although they did not remain together.
A picture of her on her bicycle (below) was part of a montage of “Actresses as Bicycle Riders” which is still available to purchase today.
~ Canadian Druggist, January 1893
“The only Pure Medicinal Gum Manufactured in Canada”
~ Sankey’s Pressed Steel Wheels, April 1914
via Grace’s Guide
“Another example of the unbreakable quality of Sankey Pressed Steel Wheels”
~ Miller’s New York As It Is; or Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn and Adjacent Places: Comprising Notices of Every Object of Interest to Strangers, by James Miller, 1865
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~ Datebook magazine, 1958
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“Ever wondered if you were having more or fewer dates than most girls your age?”
~ May 1937
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