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Charmin circa 1952: A Flowery Sales Pitch

May 15, 2011
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While plowing though some forgotten boxes of ephemera (that’s another story for another day) I came across this vintage newspaper advertisement. Before Mr. Whipple there was this woman: Ms. Particular [...]

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Our Mad Future Foretold in 1971

August 11, 2010
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It’s giddy fun to look at vintage ephemera that predicts the future, usually because the predictions turn out to be so charmingly wrong. This 1971 item from Mad Magazine, though, [...]

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The End of Typical in Biloxi, Mississippi

June 28, 2010
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I found this vintage postcard buried in a shoebox at my local junk bazaar last week; it’s titled “A Typical View of the Shrimp and Oyster Industry, Biloxi, Mississippi.” As [...]

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Fake Ice: Now That’s Cool!

April 26, 2010
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This charming little postcard from cardcow.com made me smile, especially the sight of the gaggle of children so excited to see the arrival of their “Pure Artificial Ice.” Silly people, [...]

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The Devil Made Them Do It!

April 6, 2010
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This could explain the presence of certain contaminants in our water! You can muster your own evil wit to write a wicked caption or ID these frolicking fiends on this [...]

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Inventors Imagine a Water-Grabbing Fog Farm

February 17, 2010

This week a study revealed that California’s coastal fog has decreased significantly over the past 100 years, potentially endangering the state’s treasured coastal redwood trees. And that’s not all! It [...]

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Groovy! Mid-Century Modern Water Storage

February 15, 2010
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If Mike Brady had designed water towers or water tanks, I imagine they’d have looked like this! These are pages from a 1965 promotional book from the Committee of Steel [...]

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10 More Weird Water Items for Sale on Ebay

February 9, 2010

The Thirsty in Suburbia Super Water Flea returns! Following are 10 more hand-picked examples of rare, unusual and weird water-related merch just waiting for your winning bid. (The Sept. 2009 [...]

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Looney Tunes Spelling Lesson

January 21, 2010

Yes my friends, spelling does matter! A short clip from the classic Looney Tunes archives demonstrating the nexus of water and energy, Speedy Gonzales-style. Here, literacy-challenged Benny the Cat tries to [...]

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Retro Water Advertising Film Fest Part 2

September 29, 2009

Part Two: And now, a word from our water sponsors from decades past! We’ve been interrupted by advertising for drinking water for at least a half a century. Following, more of [...]

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