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The Mad Money Bracelet5 comments

Lidian wrote 2 years ago: A little Charm for a Dollar BillShould you ride with a boy and the meter stands stillAnd he begins t … more →

Tags: 1940s ads, Retro Romance, Retrogirlworld

Amazing Profitable Adventures, Now With Radio Parts Grab Bag!3 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: We haven’t had an opportunity for retro Big Profits in a very long time, so here are some terr … more →

Tags: 1940s ads, Classified Ads, Opportunity knocks!, Retro Chicago, like magic

Song of the Magic Cheese Chips9 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Decidedly unusual?Well, yes, we all agreeA chip that’s made of Magic CheeseWhatever that may b … more →

Tags: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Snacks, 1930s ads, Opportunity knocks!

Still Life With Radio, Envelope, Wise Guy and Nylons13 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: [A 50s Classified Ads Poetry Prompt] The Tinytone’s annoying noiseIts tintinabulating voiceWil … more →

Tags: Postwar Panache, 1950s ads, Opportunity knocks!, radio days, a very bad idea

The Comical Cigarette21 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Oh, at last. Finally. At last at a popular price! Because you can just imagine how exclusive and exp … more →

Tags: 1940s ads, Retro Novelties, a very bad idea, Kitsch-o-Rama

The Lizard of Awes v. Murgatroyd: Battle of the Plastic Lizards13 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Plastic lizards were in fashion – in kitschy circles – back in the summer of 1949. Appar … more →

Tags: 1940s ads, Retro Novelties, Kitsch-o-Rama

The Mystery of the Magic Fire Crayon6 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago:  Some deep philosophical questions, in no particular order: - What are these Magic Crayons made … more →

Tags: 1960s ads, Simply Amazing Retro, Opportunity knocks!, Retro Chicago

The Greatest Thing Yet12 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: This is the “greatest thing yet” – and all for fifty cents. And “everyone is … more →

Tags: 1920s ads, Retro Novelties, Retro Inventions

Hopalong Casualty17 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Yes, you too can be “a Spaceman or Hopalong Casually.” How casual is this, to be bouncin … more →

Tags: retro fashion, 1960s ads, Retro Guys, Retro Novelties, comic book ads, a very bad idea

A Canary Star Is Born9 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: So you have a canary – or a parrot, this works on parrots, too – and he or she just does … more →

Tags: 1920s ads, Retro Novelties

Strange Novelties From the Jazz Age13 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Here are three things you will want to have for that Halloween party tomorrow night, from Popular Me … more →

Tags: Holiday Fare, 1920s ads, pop culture, Fun and Games, Mystery Retro, Halloween

The Ventrilo6 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: The Ventrilo was manufactured by the fabulous Johnson Smith & Co., makers of novelties such as t … more →

Tags: The Peanut Gallery, 1920s ads, Retro Novelties, The Royal Scam, Retro Chicago

Juke Box Racket11 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: “Friends and Relatives Will Help You Out, Just To See How It Works!…Bring it out at part … more →

Tags: 1940s ads, The Royal Scam, Party Like It's 1949, comic book ads, like magic, Party Central.

The Dishonor Roll11 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: No good is going to come out of this, is it? For $3.50 you can buy a thousand pieces of fake – … more →

Tags: 1920s ads, Retro Novelties, Opportunity knocks!, a very bad idea

Dancing With the Leftovers10 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: It’s just not her night, is it? Sitting on a plate with a parsley corsage, trying to make smal … more →

Tags: 1950s ads, The age of Anxiety, Retro Self-Improvement, comic book ads, Party Central.

Dancing With the Leftovers10 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: It’s just not her night, is it? Sitting on a plate with a parsley corsage, trying to make smal … more →

Tags: 1950s ads, The age of Anxiety, Retro Self-Improvement, comic book ads, Party Central.

For the Arsonist Who Has Everything10 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: It’s so hard to know what to get that arsonist on your Christmas list, isn’t it? Or even … more →

Tags: 1940s ads, Retro Novelties, Retro Chicago, a very bad idea

Flattery Will Get You Everywhere10 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: Here’s the plan. Buy up a lot of Kleenex. And paper towels. And toilet paper. Go crazy, why do … more →

Tags: retro fashion, 1960s Retro

Phenomenal Results!11 comments

Lidian wrote 3 years ago: What’s phenomenal is that this is what my eyes are going to look like after I’ve been Sl … more →

Tags: 1950s ads, Retro Self-Improvement, like magic


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