Magazine advertisements used to go so fucking hard
@jalefkowit I could take that guy. Vest wearing p.o.s.
@jalefkowit Better than the Charles Atlas ad at the end of every comic book I grew up with. Are you a quitter?!
@jalefkowit I'm gonna earn a show card and sign lettering certificate right in your nosebone, buddy.
Right next to that one is an ad that reassures us that Listerine is “safe to use in any body cavity”
@jalefkowit 1. Back in the day when 'business man' meant door to door sales. 2. What does this say about customers in Boston?
@jalefkowit yeah, it was used for douching. Horrific.
@Shanmonster I was just thinking about how they used to pitch Lysol for the same purpose. What a time
“We’ve invented a new kind of battery that defies the laws of science! What’s in it? Who cares, let me tell you how much money you’re gonna make selling it”
These are all from the June 14, 1930 issue of the fiction magazine Argosy. There’s actually not that many ads in it. Which is too bad, because the fiction is terrible
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Toughen up and be an illustrator
@jalefkowit That's it. I sent off the coupon to get information on how to become a Steam Engineer. [rolls up sleeves]