1940s
Controlled by Pineapple Soda
1947: Once Minerva Elagan had accepted a pineapple soda from Rev James Chambers (Chalmers?), she was under his influence forever.
The Daily Standard (Sikeston, Missouri) - Oct 17, 1947
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sep 18, 1947
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Category: Lawsuits, 1940s
Tisket-a-Tasket
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Category: Humor, Medicine, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1940s, Genitals
Thistle Kill You
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 12, 2016 -
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Category: Humor, Movies, 1940s
Chicago’s Acro-Theater
Plays that also featured acrobatic & gymnastic stunts. I'm thinking Shakespeare should be performed this way. Hamlet's soliloquy delivered on a trampoline.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 05, 2016 -
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Category: Entertainment, Exercise and Fitness, Regionalism, Sports, Performance Art, 1940s, 1950s
Left Waiting
The old "would you mind watching my raccoon for a minute" prank.
Reno Gazette-Journal - Sep 23, 1947
ROSLYN, N.Y., Sept. 23 (AP)—A stranger in a bar handed Otto Steih, jr. the end of a leash and said, "Hold this a minute pal. I'll be right back."
But the stranger didn't return and that's why the Steih family was wondering what to do today with a raccoon.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 28, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, 1940s
Predictions, Sponsored by the Weatherhead Company
World War II naturally had people thinking about what would come afterwards. Here are some experts offering us their visions of the future.
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 24, 2016 -
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Category: Design and Designers, Futurism, Technology, 1940s
Marlowe
Archie Bunker, Rockford and Kato try to update 1940s noir.
Full movie behind a paywall, alas.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 19, 2016 -
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Category: Movies, Homages, Pastiches, Tributes and Borrowings, Martial Arts, 1940s, 1960s
Trimming Beets for Victory!
WWII was won through strategic use of beets--apparently. No sound on this video.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 07, 2016 -
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Category: Agriculture, Boredom, Food, PSA’s, War, 1940s
How to spell psychology
January 1948: Man responds to spelling challenge by firing shotgun.If it were in a movie, he'd have said something like: "You wanna know how to spell psychology? Let me tell you how to spell psychology."
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Jan 5, 1948
New Brunswick, N.J. Jan. 5 (U.P.) — Julius Nuby, 55, was held today on a murder charge for allegedly killing a friend who taunted him about the spelling of "psychology."
Police said Nuby wounded Archie Fuller, 75, with a shotgun. Fuller died later in Middlesex Hospital.
The men had been friends for years. Saturday night they bought 12 bottles of beer and began drinking. An argument developed about psychology, police said.
"You don't even know how to spell psychology," Fuller jeered.
Police quoted Nuby as saying, "I'll show you," and then fired the shotgun.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 06, 2016 -
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Category: 1940s
Miss Front End
Following up on my "Miss Sewer Cleaner" post of a few days ago:In 1947, the admen of Detroit dreamed up the idea of bestowing on a young woman the title of "Miss Front End," who would be "the girl they would most like to have as their radiator ornament."
Dolores Frederick was given the title for 1947, and Carolyn King won it for 1948. After that, there were no more "Miss Front Ends."
I've found a few references to the title of "Miss Reclining Seat" awarded sometime in the 1950s, but I'm guessing this was a joke.
The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) - Jan 17, 1947
Detroit Free Press - Oct 26, 1947
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 28, 2016 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, 1940s
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