Here's a gem of an old grocery store ad - this one is for Bireley's market in Urbana Illinois, in 1915, touting their selection of fruits and nuts for the Christmas spread. I especially like the Art Nouveau Santa Claus:
And lest you think that the commercialization of Christmas is a contemporary corruption of the holiday spirit, check out this ad, also from 1915. It originally ran the full width and three-quarters of the length of the newspaper page:
"Make your Christmas money go farther." Sounds a lot like a modern Walmart slogan, doesn't it?
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And lest you think that the commercialization of Christmas is a contemporary corruption of the holiday spirit, check out this ad, also from 1915. It originally ran the full width and three-quarters of the length of the newspaper page:
"Make your Christmas money go farther." Sounds a lot like a modern Walmart slogan, doesn't it?
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Those are cool..thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThose pecans are pretty pricey, huh? ...but 15c for 2lbs of candy!!! I'll take 10lbs of candy over the 1lb of pecans :P