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A Merry Christmas
Vintage Christmas Coca Cola Advertisement 1952 Wishing all my readers a joyous and Merry Christmas filled with the magic of Santa’s spirit of giving to others. You Might Also Enjoy Santa’s Heart...
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Guaranteed Gal Pleasing Xmas Presents
“It’s just What I wanted ! Give her a real thrill! Few gifts go straight to a woman’s heart like a Hamilton Beach Food Mixer.” Vintage Ad 1940 The Thrill is Gone Now that Christmas is over…let the...
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NYPD Black and Blue
With increased hostility to the police from alienated minorities and the poor, the New York Police Department in the late 60’s had to improve relations between them and the communities they served. How...
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Wise Man Say: Politically Incorrect Comic No Funny
In this collection of bawdy, jokes offending women or race is no concern. Whether sexual harassment at work, date rape or body shaming all is fair game. Vintage Book “Confucius Say” 1940 In the joke...
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History Lessons: Attention Must be Paid
We need to take a hard look at history. A Vanity Fair cover from July 1933 showing a despondent Uncle Sam seated on the Western hemisphere with storm clouds above can serve as a somber harbinger for...
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Happy National Junk Food Day
Junk Food Jubilee. A page from This Years Girl by Sally Edelstein. A paper doll romp through the life of a baby boomer Junk Food a go-go circa 1966. “Happy National Junk Food Day” from “This Years...
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Post Voting Stress Relief
Done voting? Time to break out the booze. As the end finally draws near to the most stressful and divisive election in memory, lets pause to honor two great American institutions. Voting and whiskey....
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Mothers and Daughters – A Different Kind of Love Story – Carrie Fisher and...
Of all the roles women are required to fill in this society, daughterhood is universal. Is there a daughter who didn’t devolve into tears after having watched Bright Lights, Fisher Steven’s brilliant...
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Is Donald Trump Today’s Richard Nixon?
Talk about ripped from the headlines – that is if the headlines are 46 years old. MAD Magazine cover April 1971 Lies and Deceit -A Country Out of Order Has it begun to feel the country has gone...
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A Model June Bride and Jon Whitcomb
Like most mid-century girls, Bitsy Bendix longed to be a bride, convinced that the basic occupation of virtually every girl was choosing a man to marry. But for bachelorette Bitsy the next best thing...
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