Graves will be open Memorial Day

I came across this ad while browsing an old National Lampoon True Facts book, which described it as being from an "unidentified Kansas newspaper":

After a bit of research I tracked the business down. It was Graves Drug Store in Emporia, Kansas. And it's still around.

The Emporia Gazette - May 26, 1977

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Posted By: Alex - Mon May 29, 2017
Category: Death | Advertising

Comments

I still have 'True Facts'. I also Have their 'Lemmings' album which is a parody of Woodstock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E_2PAyxl9c.

Posted by BMN on 05/30/17 at 10:48 AM

The NatLamp was our bible of irreverence growing up. Don't forget the Harvard Lampoon, which was the immediate forerunner, and its parody of "Lord Of The Rings".

Posted by KDP on 05/30/17 at 01:13 PM

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