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dixiegrrrrl

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24. And singers would pose for cig ads, too.

Reply to OriginalGeek (Reply #21)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:46 PM

Oct 2012

The cig line was "Gentle on the throat".

Wasn't quite as bad as the 1930's beauty products that bragged on the power of the radium in the product!
Google that for laffs....can you imagine?

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When I was a child in the 50s pipi_k Oct 2012 #2

I'm dealing with a toothache right now. progressoid Oct 2012 #5

Clove oil, if you can get it. Usually at Sprouts, Whole Foods, or other natural food stores. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #28

I got whiskey and honey to make me sleep. This would have been in about 1949. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #14

We got hot tea with whiskey and honey for every illness! femmocrat Oct 2012 #18

My grandmother used to dose us with blackberry brandy for digestive upsets Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #30

I don't think blackberry brandy would have helped digestive problems much, The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #32

I wouldn't say those ads creep me out--I kind of like them. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #3

Yeah, nothing says you're not worried about gun violence NoPasaran Oct 2012 #6

LOL--I mean in terms of the psychological impacts of TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #8

That Camels ad, DA FUQ??? Odin2005 Oct 2012 #4

were you too young to remember the cig ads on 1950 era tv? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #7

I was born in 1986. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #10

If you ever get a chance to see some "classic" tv shows dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #12

My grandparents had a Life magazine OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #21

Couldn't find that but found this OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #23

And singers would pose for cig ads, too. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #24

"Why Mildred, you are positively glowing!" OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #26

Creepy! LiveNudePolitics Oct 2012 #9

I guess I'm showing my age aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #11

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7 Up was always the remedy for nausea. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #19

I give my kids 7Up when they're sick, even though I know better. It was comforting to me, and it's Brickbat Oct 2012 #20

I was always given ginger ale for an upset stomach and thought it was funny! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #29

Vicks VapoRub--the official smell of staying home from school. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #22

We were given Coke Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #31

Coca Cola was originally advertised for stomach ailments WolverineDG Oct 2012 #33

Ginger ale here for belly aches and puking. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #34

We got flat ginger ale. geardaddy Oct 2012 #35

My mother used to give me and my siblings a "hot toddy" when we were sick. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #16

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It makes me think of farts. geardaddy Oct 2012 #36

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