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Phyllis’ Fallacies: A Fable for Seekers After Perfect Womanhood, 1906

01-Nov-09

I came across this story in the August 1906 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, and was very surprised at what I was reading. This is a story written from the point of view of the husband of a woman who has decided to get in shape, to “look like Edna May,” who was a famous [...]

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The Catastrophe at San Francisco, 1906

13-Oct-09

Most of us are probably well aware of the catastrophic earthquake that struck in San Francisco on April 18, 1906. and the fire that followed. I have always been particularly fascinated with it, and have countless books and dvd’s about the incident. So I was especially excited when I opened an issue of the Burr [...]

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Secrets of the Kitchen, 1906

22-Sep-09

Sorry it has been so slow around here lately. I’ve been away on vacation for a little over a week, and before that was preparing for the trip and for finishing things up at work, so I haven’t been able to post. (My vacation photos are here if you’d like to see them - they [...]

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Coca-Cola Ads

14-Mar-09

I really love many of the old ads I’ve seen for Coca-Cola. In this post are just two examples of my favorites.
The ad above is from the September 1908 issue of Good Housekeeping. I just love the illustration of the group of friends at the soda fountain! It looks like they are having such a [...]

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Women and Sports in ads, 1906-07

09-Dec-08

This ad for Mennen’s talcum powder appeared on the back cover of the August, 1906 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. A woman tennis player is pictured and described as one of the “lovers of sports” which the ad is targeting.
“Lovers of sport and all sorts of outdoor life, know that a delicate skin is severely [...]

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