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misforgotten2 · 3 months
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X-Acto mundo!
The Saturday Evening Post - December 7th 1946
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selinaeliott · 2 months
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stewed quail soup
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misforgotten2 · 5 months
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During WW2 my father was member of the Army's elite Cellophane Tape Commandos. There mission was to really stick it to the Krauts.
Parents Magazine September 1944
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misforgotten2 · 3 months
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The dream lead him to doubt his assumptions about his true self. But sometimes a log is just a log.
Life - November 17th 1947
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misforgotten2 · 2 months
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I know, the chlorine taste is a little off putting.
Life - January 17th 1944
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misforgotten2 · 3 months
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They are always sold out of #1313 Illegible Gibberish so I have to make do with I can find.
The Saturday Evening Post - December 7th 1946
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misforgotten2 · 4 months
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"A hat? For me? Why, I'll be the talk of the town! No more of the laughing and pointing, no more cat-calls or whispers. Watch out Dubuque, Arnold Witherspoon is in town!"
The Saturday Evening Post December 7th 1946
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misforgotten2 · 2 months
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Why is Campbell's soups so popular? The secret ingredient is . . . Advertising! I don't think any magazine, starting in the 1920s that an average housewife might read, didn't have at least one of their ads in it. It is the perfect example of "you have to spend money to make money", and boy howdie did the they ever.
Life - July 26th 1948
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misforgotten2 · 2 months
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Be sure that you only buy pads of Genuine Ozite, those pads you buy on the street are often laced with uncut latex!
McCall's October - 1948
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misforgotten2 · 4 months
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Alan Ladd was a dork.
The Saturday Evening Post December 7th 1946
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misforgotten2 · 5 months
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A tie-in promotion for the DuMont Network television show Meet the Jeepster starring Don Ameche.
Life July 26th 1948
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misforgotten2 · 4 months
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My family own one of those lower left radios. It wasn't until I was in my teens when I discovered that inside the lid there was a pull out antenna on a long cord for better shortwave reception.
The Saturday Evening Post - December 7th 1946
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misforgotten2 · 9 months
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If there were a candy shortage today there’d be rioting in the street. That is if I can get out of my easy chair. Umph, maybe tomorrow.
Parents Magazine 1945
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misforgotten2 · 8 months
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Now he has a legitimate excuse to tell his wife and his boss why he always smells of alcohol.
Parents Magazine September 1944
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misforgotten2 · 5 months
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"Meet me behind the motor pool at midnight and I'll show you what I mean."
Parents Magazine October 1944
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V-M also available in: Necco Wafer Bubblicious Circus Peanut
Parents Magazine September 1944
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