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    Advertising has always been an interestin g way to look at history. But when you see these vintage advertisements, the past seems a lot stranger than you thought. 🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Apparently the one test Ford can't make is driving their cars through the middle of a circus.      🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 In 1872, Aaron Montgomery Ward established the first mail-order business with an innovative single-sheet catalog offering 163 items.   🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Listerine was originally developed as a cure for dandruff. In 1879, the product was first advertised for its germicidal properties and used to clean wounds, soothe insect bites, and to treat fungal infections such as athlete’s feet.   🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Beetleboard ( 1971 to 1984) was the brainchild of a young marketing executive named Charlie Bird Volkswagen Beetle owners could earn $20 - $50 a month if they let Bird turn their car into ...