Aug 24, 2008

Marvelous Magazine Ads from 1904



(Get Rich Slowly) - I recently picked up some 100-year-old magazines for cheap at a garage sale.

  • One is the May 1904 issue of Women’s Home Journal.
  • The other is the October 1909 issue of Collier’s.

While it’s fun to read the articles — the Wright brothers fly a plane over Manhattan! Admiral Dewey at home! — it’s even more fun to look at the ads. They provide a fascinating glimpse of the rise of U.S. consumerism. Continued


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