IF IT PAYS TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE WITH A SPATULA, THEN THAT'S GOOD ADVERTISING !

Wow! Bizarre. This and the next ad are from around 1890!

But, as Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."

What the heck does this ad mean? Copy reads;
"Be Grateful For That Plateful
American chow,
is better right now,
than millions abroad have been getting,
So it gives us a pain,
when people complain,
at the table Uncle Sam is setting!"
Smoothness, one of the 5 Crowns is force-feeding peas and mashed potatoes to "Toughness the Wanter".The other 5 Crowns; Flavor, Lightness, Body & Richness watch, peeking from behind a partly opened door. This ad is from the 1940s.

Copy reads, "Should a Gentleman offer a Tiparillo to a Librarian?"
Nowadays, a naked librarian would be embarrassed to be seen smoking in public.

Copy reads: "Know why Wolfschmidt Vodka's making such a splash? Because it's the only vodka that's won 33 medals!"
"When I hear that I feel like shouting Bloody Mary!"
What kind of medals do vodkas win? Apparently that's none of our business. In the late 1960's most people still believed you shouldn't eat within an hour before swimming, but apparently alcohol consumption was practically recomended.