Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Still Here, Part 3

A few weeks ago we looked at the birth of the supermarket...now let’s see what items that were on the shelves of Piggly-Wiggly that we might still recognize today! Parts one and two of this series are available here and here.

As we head into cold season...Luden’s Cough Drops have been soothing coughs for a long time now. (Women’s World, August 1917)


Of course, if we want to keep germs at bay, we should have reached for the Lysol in the first place...(The Delineator, May 1917)


 Yes, they still make film, even in this digital age.  (The Red Cross Magazine, August 1917)


Spicing up sandwiches since 1867... (Ladies’ Home Journal, June 1917)



Though national Prohibition had not yet arrived, there were enough "dry" counties around... (Ladies’ Home Journal, June 1917)


Hmm. Shampooing with it?  (McCall’s Magazine, August 1910)


I just love this one--6,175 games played with one deck. Someone actually counted?  (Collier’s Illustrated Weekly, March 15, 1902)


And this week’s grand prize winner: I never knew that baked beans could be scientific...did you? ☺ (The Youth’s Companion, September 20, 1917)

1 comment:

QNPoohBear said...

As you are discovering, the early 20th century was very modern and they would easily recognize much about today's world. They would not understand how health conscious we are now. Old ads are great. Look for Dr. Pepper ads. It was started as an anti-stimulant (no cocaine) to "pep" you up. During WWII, ads encouraged school children to drink lots of sugary sodas to keep their energy up. Energy = morale!