0 LISTERINE AD, August 1928

I am still working on my next installment of Sally Sod. In the meantime, I thought that I would share this ad with you. If someone were to ask me when the public began to worry about "Halitosis" or "Bad Breath," I would have guessed in the 1950s or 1960s. Not so! Listerine ran this advertisement in August of 1928. The words below "Don't Fool Yourself" read: "Since halitosis never announces itself to the victim, you simply cannot know when you have it." What a great advertising ploy! Not only can you never know when you have it, you are also the poor victim who never gets a date. How funny and sad at the same time!

Detail: LISTERINE AD, August 1928

0 JOHNSON & JOHNSON BABY POWDER AD; 1935

A few weeks ago, I saw a blog post (somewhere ?) about strange vintage ads that used children. I think I should add this one to the list. It might be a little hard to see at first, but the photographers gave the babies knitting needles to play with, not to mention the yarn around the baby's neck! Awfully cute little ones, though. If they are alive, they should be about 78 years old now.

Detail: JOHNSON & JOHNSON BABY POWDER AD; 1935