1930s
The man who phoned for peace
In 1936, American businessman Abraham Pickus started calling world leaders, trying to convince them to seek peaceful solutions. Amazingly, he got through to quite a few of them, including Hitler.Of course, his efforts didn't produce any tangible results, but you can't fault him for trying.
Newsweek - Apr 18, 1938
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 08, 2019 -
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Category: War, Telephones, 1930s
Mystery Gadget 79
This device is registering something. What?
The answer is here.
And beyond the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 08, 2019 -
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Category: Technology, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #432
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 06, 2019 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Fashion, 1930s
Coated tongue means self-poisoning
From back in the day when advertisers just tried to scare consumers silly:"Coated tongue means self-poisoning. Correct it by all means."
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Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 28, 2019 -
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Category: Advertising, 1930s, Diseases
Gags and Gals: Mail Order Brides
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 27, 2019 -
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Category: Movies, Sexuality, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1930s, Women
The Tree-Sitting Fad of 1930
A national craze for a short time.
Article here.
Another article.
Not everyone was cooperative, as seen below.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 25, 2019 -
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Category: Fads, Nature, 1930s
The First Buck Rogers Film
Explanation here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 05, 2019 -
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Category: Aliens, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Pop Art, Science Fiction, 1930s
Imogene Winchester in LIFE Magazine
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 19, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Body, Human Marvels, Children, 1930s
The Radio Venus of 1939
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 17, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Communications, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1930s
Mouse kills cat
This was big news back in 1934.Though I find it somewhat hard to believe, as reported. Surely it's more plausible that the cat accidentally choked while eating a mouse, rather than the mouse purposefully plunging down the cat's throat.
Lafayette Journal and Courier - Oct 16, 1934
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 09, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Pets, 1930s
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