From the Oxford Democrat--Paris,Maine Feb. 19, 1864 Food Prices at the Portland Market Apples-$2.50-$3.00 barrel-dry .101/2 .11 Beans-$2.75 $3.00 Butter-country ball-.25 .27 Corn- $1.30 Oats- $.75 Barley-$1.10 Hay- .21 .23 loose Kerosene-.60 Eggs- .26 .28-coming forward freely Round hogs- .091/2 .10 Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes: A Cultural History of American Advertising his book is an examination of how American advertising both mirrors society and creates it. From the first newspaper advertisement in colonial times to the latest Web sites for advertising agencies, Soap, Sex and Cigarettes explores how advertising grew in America, how products and brands were produced and promoted, and how advertisements and agencies reflect and introduce cultural trends and issues. The threads of art, industry, culture, and technology unify the work. The text is chronological in its organization and is lavishly illustrated with advertisements. Please click on the above image for more information on this old Ads Book! AD for Children
Teething Ad for Sulphume Picture a lady in a dressing gown with her hair pinned on top of her head. She is pouring liquid from a bottle into a claw foot bathtub. Behind her, is a lovely mirror above a marble sink. SULPHUME. A new elector-chemical discovery is announced. Sulphur has been successfully dissolved. Sulphume is liquid sulphur. It is the only liquid sulphur. One bottle of Sulphume makes twelve sulphur baths Sulphur Baths at Home are now possible to every one. No need to go to Sulphur Springs. Simply use Sulphume to soften the water and give it just the right amount of sulphur to be absorbed by the pores. It whitens the skin and heals all humors. Sulphume is taken internally and does all that sulphur can do and more- because it is sulphur in its best form. Sulphur is used externally as a lotion. Its effect is marvelous. SULPHUME SOAP is the only genuine sulphur soap that has ever been made, for the reason that we are the only firm in the world who possess the secret of dissolving sulphur. SULPHUME BOOK tells all about Sulphume: gives the names of people who have used it and been cured by it. Sent free at your request. If your druggist has not yet put in a stock of Sulphume, we will send bottle, carriage paid, for $1.00. By all means send for a free copy of "Sulphume Book," and learn about this truly remarkable scientific discovery. SULPHUME COMPANY 152-158 Lake Street, Chicago More Old Ads! Here is a beautiful book celebrating a whole century of a favorite form of advertising. Through the use of children's paper premiums, many advertisers since the 1890s have created markets for their products. Children have enjoyed playing with the "free give-aways" that came with varied products, from the coffee their parents drank in the 1890s to the boxed cereal consumed in the 1990s. Product advertising easily found another avenue with radio entertainment in the 1930s. With nearly 500 photos, this book is chock full of the often-elaborate designs that have adorned and accompanied products of all kinds, and have enticed generations of children. The authors have brought together many types of these premiums, from Lion Coffee to Libby's Apple Butter, and offer valuable advice on building and maintaining a marvelous collection. The current price guide serves as a helpful tool for collectors who are gathering and saving this significant part of American culture. A must for all advertising buffs. Back to Home Page Email Me! Copyright 1999-2012 |
What's on the Menu Today? Allergy Recipes Army Air Corp Photos WWII Baking Tips Beverages Book Care and Repair Children's Recipes Chinese New Year Christmas Entertaining Recipes Cookbook Reviews Cooking and Food Links Cooking for a Large Group Cooking Tips Creative Holiday CookingCulinary History Easter Information and Recipes Easy Recipes Entertaining Tips and Recipes Fun with Food Food Trivia Free Stuff Fun with Food Halloween Fun Herbal Remedies Herbs and Spices Household Hints Kids Crafts and Recipes Kids Links Memorial Day Information Nineteenth Century American Women Nineteenth Century Advertising Nutrition Parenting Tips Pet Goodies for Dogs, Cats and Birds Recipes from the 1800's Sewing Tips Thanksgiving Recipes Weather Page Wine and Beer Information Old Advertisements from the 1800's-1900's Here are the US statistics for 1903.... The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven (47). Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000. More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home. Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. The five leading causes of death in the US were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30. Canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day. One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or domestic. There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire US. Here is an ad for Malt-Nutrine from Anheuser-Busch 1896. Picture a man sitting in an easy chair, with a mother dressed to kill with a baby in her arms! The ad reads: MAN WITH A FAMILY should study its needs: wholesome food, proper clothing, good air, exercise and (not the least necessary) an occasional tonic. For debility will creep in. ANHEUSER-BUSCH'S Malt-Nutrine is a FOOD DRINK. One sup of it will give you more grain strenght-actual nourishment- then a dozen loaves of bread. It gives onsumptives and sufferers from wasting diseases greater strength and healthy flesh, and gives nursing mothers justthe nourishment they want. To be had at all druggists and grocers. Prepared by Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. Louis, U.S.A. Send for handsomely illustrated colored booklets and other reading matter. Ad for Ivory
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Food Fun and Facts has over 900 pages of Recipes, Household Hints and Homemaking Information. Use the Menu, or for a quick search of Food Fun and Facts, use the Site Search Bar Below. Enjoy! America for Sale: A Collectors Guide to Antique Advertising Although advertising has a history that goes back thousands of years, it is the Americans who have made it into an art form. Advertisements were put on everything from pocket mirrors to memo pads, the sides of barns to the sides of carriages and buses. A history of advertising printed in the 1880s even show and advertisement on a tombstone. With the advent of color lithography in the late 1800s, some of the most beautiful and highly collectible items were created. Tin signs with colorful, strong images, often embossed, were made for stores, and often found their way into homes. Paper advertising in calendars, trade cards, and posters reached new levels of artistry in the latter years of the 19th century. This new book explores advertising in all its media, tin, paper, celluloid, and enamel. In full color it portrays the creativity of its makers, while at the same time bringing to life the styles of the past 120 years. Included are signs, three dimensional designs, smalls, and novelties. With some tin signs bringing in excess of $100,000 (a Campbell Soup sign included in this book), it is clear that this is an active and exciting area for collectors. At the same time, it is a good field for the new collector, who can find many pieces of advertising for under $50. Both ends of the spectrum are nicely covered in Antique advertising: America for Sale, making it an important book for all collectors. Newswise — Every year on February 14, children exchange valentine greetings with their school classmates, and adults send them to those they love and cherish. But did you know the American tradition of sending valentines originated with a young graduate of Mount Holyoke College? The Mount Holyoke Archives and Special Collections is displaying its collection of valentines now through February 21 in honor of Worcester, Massachusetts, native Esther Howland (1828-1904), a Mount Holyoke alumna credited with having established the commercial valentine industry in the United States. Howland, who graduated from what was then the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1847, was inspired by an ornate English valentine sent to her by a family friend to create her own elaborate renditions of the greeting card. According to the American Antiquarian Society, Howland was fascinated with the idea of making similar valentines, and she arranged with her father, who owned the largest book and stationery store in Worcester, to have paper lace, floral decorations, and other materials sent to her from England. When she began taking orders for her creations, she quickly found she needed to recruit friends to help her keep up with the demand. She began to advertise in a Worcester paper in early 1850, and she eventually turned the assembly line operation that began in her home into a thriving business grossing $100,000 annually. She retired in 1881 and sold her business to the George C. Whitney Company. Donated by card collector Marjorie Eames in 1993, the Mount Holyoke valentine collection spans the 1840s to the 1980s and contains several original valentines made by Howland's New England Valentine Co. in the 1870s, as well as some by George C. Whitney. These cards display the stylistic shifts within the valentine industry as it endured paper shortages, postcard crazes, and a growing nostalgia for the Victorian-style cards that characterized the golden age of valentine production in both Western Europe and the United States. The collection is on display in the lobby of Archives and Special Collections, located on the lower level of Dwight Hall. It is open for viewing on Monday from 1 to 5 pm and Tuesday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Vintage Commercial Art and Design (CD Rom & Book) This versatile volume contains the essential typographic elements for creating ads with an authentic 1890s-1920s period flair. Highlights from a pair of century-old sign-painting manuals include borders, frames, typography, and a host of other images. Plates from the sourcebooks depict the material in its original usage, and a CD-ROM includes JPEGs of all images. Not Yet Published as of April 12, 2010. Click on photo to Pre-Order Today! |