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Lionel Trains, Christmas, Saturday Evening Post, November 24, 1951, page 120.
Lionel Trains, Christmas, Saturday Evening Post, November 24, 1951, page 120.
Delaware Flower Shop Ad, Happy New Year, Indianapolis Star December 31, 1958, page 20.
Delaware Flower Shop Ad, Happy New Year, Indianapolis Star December 31, 1958, page 20.
Hardy's 99 Cent Store, Omaha Daily Bee, November 27, 1898, page 24.
Hardy's 99 Cent Store, Omaha Daily Bee, November 27, 1898, page 24.
Tonsiline, Harrisburg Telegraph, December 5, 1907, page 8.
Tonsiline, Harrisburg Telegraph, December 5, 1907, page 8.
Primset Protruding Ears Ad, True Detective Mysteries, May 1930, page 85.
Primset Protruding Ears Ad, True Detective Mysteries, May 1930, page 85.
Clear-Tone for Pimples, Popular Mechanics, September 1923, page 138.
Clear-Tone for Pimples, Popular Mechanics, September 1923, page 138.
Feronds Hair Grower Ad, New York Daily News, January 3, 1921, page 3.
Ferond's Hair Grower Ad, New York Daily News, January 3, 1921, page 3.
Bowlegged Straightleg Garter Ad, Photoplay, September 1918 page 121.
Bowlegged Straightleg Garter Ad, Photoplay, September 1918 page 121.
Renulife Violet Ray Ad, Electrical Experimenter, June 1918 , page 136.
Renulife Violet Ray Ad, Electrical Experimenter, June 1918 , page 136.
American Ever-Ready Safety Razor Ad, Railroad Man's Magazine, October 1909, page 212.
American Ever-Ready Safety Razor Ad, Railroad Man's Magazine, October 1909, page 212.
Manly Men Otterbourg Electro-Medical Institute, Pittsburg Press , June 25, 1902, page 4.
Manly Men Otterbourg Electro-Medical Institute, Pittsburg Press , June 25, 1902, page 4.
Zip Hair Remover Ad, Screenland, December 1922, page 2.
Zip Hair Remover Ad, Screenland, December 1922, page 2.
Dainty-Form Fat Reducing Cream Ad, Screenland, October 1923 10, page 100.
Dainty-Form Fat Reducing Cream Ad, Screenland, October 1923 10, page 100.
Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder Ad, Boston Sunday Post Sunday Magazine, August 20, 1905 page 20.
Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder Ad, Boston Sunday Post Sunday Magazine, August 20, 1905 page 20.
Vacuum Organ Developer, Omaha Daily Bee, March 10, 1901, page 9.
Vacuum Organ Developer, Omaha Daily Bee, March 10, 1901, page 9.

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