1950s
Miss Broom Corn
Another entry in our ongoing series of obscure Miss titles.
St. Clair Chronicle - Jan 3, 1952
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 16, 2017 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1950s
Nixon and Snooks
Original article here.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 13, 2017 -
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Category: Government, Dogs, 1950s, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #340
Sexy zebra endorses nylons.
UPDATE: alas, ad now behind a paywall since I found it.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 11, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, Sex Symbols, Underwear, 1950s
Atomic Protection Fashion
"how the housewife of the future might do her shopping during danger of atomic attack. The ensemble consists of a hood and goggles for protection against atomic flashes, a cloak and a gas mask to protect the lungs from atomic dust."Because not even the threat of nuclear war is going to stop the weekly shop!
Akron Beacon Journal - May 7, 1957
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 07, 2017 -
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Category: Fashion, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #338
Original ad here.
I find this ad too creepy for me even to register the product, as if it were something out of THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
But perhaps that's because I was seriously creeped out by this comic book cover when I was a kid!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 02, 2017 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Business, Advertising, Products, Puppets and Automatons, Comics, 1950s, 1960s
A Rose and a Baby Ruth
Apology on the cheap.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 30, 2017 -
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Category: Music, Nature, Teenagers, Candy, 1950s, Love & Romance
A Is for Atom PSA
Dr. Atom is a hideous abomination of nightmare fuel.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 29, 2017 -
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Category: PSA’s, Science, 1950s
Vitamin Hats
Hats adorned with "a tasty array of carrots, artichokes, peaches, peppers, asparagus, broccoli, figs and many other delicacies adored by vegetarians."
Lancaster Eagle Gazette - May 25, 1953
Posted By: Alex - Sun Nov 26, 2017 -
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Category: Fashion, Headgear, 1950s
Shampoo as suicide prevention
The idea of people who try to kill themselves three ways at once is something that occasionally pops up in weird news. Though I'm not sure if it really belongs to weird news or is more of an urban legend.Back in 2014, I posted about an attempted 4-way suicide that was reported in 1922. A man tried to torch, hang, poison, and shoot himself simultaneously. But I was also suspicious of that reporting.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Nov 25, 2017 -
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Category: Advertising, Suicide, 1950s
Atomic Hairdos
How the atomic bomb inspired hairdressers.
La Grande Observer - July 30, 1946
(AP Wirephoto — Mar 2, 1951)
Mansfield News-Journal - Apr 29, 1946
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 24, 2017 -
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Category: Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1940s, 1950s, Hair and Hairstyling
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