1940's local newspaper ads

[aibyouka7.livejournal.com]

My first post here. :) I scanned all of these from two newspapers, one from Piqua, Ohio, dated April 14th, 1941 and one from Rensselaer, Indiana dated November 16th, 1942.

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[freezer.livejournal.com]

Mr. Jamieson there looks like he's a client as well as the owner.

[iime.livejournal.com]

Resembles a hero of Monty Python's sketch.

BTW 'Phone 123' - isn't it suspicious?

[tudor-diva.livejournal.com]

I feel a "functional disturbance" in The Force.

[salenelle.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[gangwaygirls.livejournal.com]

Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound - it's so tasty, too! Tastes just like candy!

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

We'll drink a drink to Lily the Pink~

[(Anonymous)]

miss pinkham's drink 'em contained alcohol as the #1 ingredient!

[library-chair.livejournal.com]

I just happen to work at a library. Maybe I should steal some journals from the 80's and scan them to post here...

(I'd go earlier but most of the earlier ones are in storage. DRAT.)

[nokomarie.livejournal.com]

Prompt ambulence service for when things could go either way.

[cbpiz.livejournal.com]

These are really interesting. Thanks for sharing them.