Several vintage Canadian ads

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[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Um, that's very white of you there, First Nation Person (yikes!)

The Canadian Pacific one is sweet, but I have never understood why cheeks that red were considered a sign of good health back then.

For a moment, I thought the Loblaw's ad said "THE PURCHASE OF SUGAR IS NOW REQUIRED BY LAW." Damn! And I was bitching about being forced to buy health insurance! So Canadians get free health insurance and they're required to buy sugar. That's it. I'm movin' there. Oh, wait, it says "regulated." Darn. :D

[wings-unfurling.livejournal.com]

You'd think cheeks that red would be a sign of some horrible, feverish illness!