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Monthly Archives: May 2011
1961: Answer Your Phone in Bed
Now we take it for granted that we can bring our cellphones everywhere, but in 1961, putting a phone in your bedroom was indeed a great convenience.
1940: Gas Ad with Cigarettes
This 1940 Philgas ad inexplicably emphasizes the cigarette, which I don’t really understand. Don’t cigarettes + gas = boom?
Tagged 1940, 1940s, advertising, business, gas, odd, philgas, worthington gas
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1986: Pipestone Scrambles to Keep Summer Tourism
Pipestone was concerned about summer tourism prospects in 1986.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, calumet hotel, news, pipestone, tourism
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1961: They Spell Well
Kathy Kellen, Ardis Groninga, Nancy Larson, June Anderson, Marilyn Aielts and Lila Smith were great spellers in 1961.
1940: Theta Rho Girls’ Club
The lovely young ladies of the Theta Rho Girls’ Club in 1940.
1986: Yeltsin, Communist Party Chief
It’s a little strange to see Boris Yeltsin referenced as a Communist Party Chief in the wake of the Chernobyl tragedy in 1986..
1961: Men Who Use Electric Razors: JUDGE
Ahlf Drug Store, a Walgreen Agency, invited men to judge for themselves the North Woods lotion.
Tagged 1960s, 1961, advertising, ahlf drug store, business
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1940: Republicans to Convene
Republicans were going to meet in 1940.
Tagged 1940, 1940s, news, politics, republicans
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1961: To Put Out a Fire
A weird editorial about capitalism, Marxism and fire, from 1961.
Tagged 1960s, 1961, capitalism, Editorials, fire, marxism, opinion
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1961: The Globe Was Totally Wrong!
The Daily Globe admitted it was totally wrong about publicizing the space race in 1961. I think that was pretty classy!
Tagged 1960s, 1961, Editorials, opinion, space
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