Shave the Corpse
Another phrase that would be a great name for a band.
According to the Charles Addams blog, this ad was originally published in January 1912 in Casket and Sunnyside ("The foremost journal of the funeral profession since 1871").
According to the Charles Addams blog, this ad was originally published in January 1912 in Casket and Sunnyside ("The foremost journal of the funeral profession since 1871").
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From an article on the 1988 demise of Casket and Sunnyside [bad pun warning]:
It would be easy to cite Casket and Sunnyside's closing after 117 years as the failure of its editors to think "outside the box." But according to a former competitor in the funeral magazine business, C&S was "stiff competition" indeed. Unfortunately, bad business decisions and indifferent owners caused the esteemed magazine's 50-year-long downward spiral.
C&S first started publishing in 1871 as The Casket and merged with a competing magazine, Sunnyside, in 1932. Shortly thereafter it started showing the first signs of rigor mortis, going from 24 to 12 issues annually.
It would be easy to cite Casket and Sunnyside's closing after 117 years as the failure of its editors to think "outside the box." But according to a former competitor in the funeral magazine business, C&S was "stiff competition" indeed. Unfortunately, bad business decisions and indifferent owners caused the esteemed magazine's 50-year-long downward spiral.
C&S first started publishing in 1871 as The Casket and merged with a competing magazine, Sunnyside, in 1932. Shortly thereafter it started showing the first signs of rigor mortis, going from 24 to 12 issues annually.
Posted by ges on 07/07/16 at 04:20 PM
The name of CASKET & SUNNYSIDE remains alive among horror afficionados, since a fairly prominent writer in that genre worked at the zine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabury_Quinn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabury_Quinn
Posted by Paul on 07/07/16 at 05:12 PM
My college roommate, being of African ancestry, had a problem with ingrown hair if he used a common metal blade razor on his face. He used a caustic powder that when mixed with water and applied would actually soften the hair to the point where it could be scraped off with a stiff plastic blade. The process described in the advert is similar to what I watched my roommate do about once a week. It was not recommended for use more often than that. I was scared to touch the stuff.
Posted by KDP on 07/08/16 at 10:27 AM
Love the name of the company! Talk about being specific.
Posted by RobK on 07/08/16 at 12:10 PM
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Category: Death | Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods | 1910s