Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) Ladies Home Journal c. 1900 Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Back in the day you could buy guns mail order with no questions asked. Even in the 60's I could buy a rifle at 13 and just lie on the mail order form that I was 18. The rifle that supposedly shot JFK cost $13 at a war surplus store on Pico BLVD in West L.A. Edited October 16, 2022 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) Look at these party dresses... and bodices Wild hairstyles! All from 1900. FIT in NYC has some of my fashion films and material in their Special Collections. Hair stylists also like my Archive. I have lots of crazy vintage hair in it for inspiration on historical work. Edited October 16, 2022 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 1900 This was a big deal. Before it, you had to heat your water on the stove. Gasoline powered must have been something. Gas fumes are highly explosive. Crude oil and NG made an unbelievable change in how people lived. Here... Internet Archive Search: sodbusters in transition teoli Edited October 17, 2022 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Some religious people complain about using the word Xmas for Christmas. I can't say how far it goes back...but they were using Xmas in 1900 as this ad shows. Same thing with some of the inhabitants of San Francisco that get offended when you use the name Frisco. I have heard the name Frisco used in many old films going back to the 1930's. And I've read it goes back to the late 1800's. Well, does not matter to me, I use any names I like...Xmas and Frisco included! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) Here is a cute ad from 1912. Cream of Wheat spoofing Aunt Jemina. DDTJRAC Edited October 22, 2022 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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