Archaic Ads

  Times have changed, and nothing makes that clearer than these old-school ads!  Advertising has always been an interesting way to look at a specific point in history. But when you judge human history based on historical advertisements, the past seems a lot weirder than you thought. 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Nothing says you need a smoke like a crying baby wearing a leprechaun foil hat! Marlboro cigarettes were originally marketed as a "woman's cigarette." Ads like this may be why it didn't catch on.   🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine was marketed as a treatment for “nervous” or stress disorders and anxiety related ailments because of its strong sedative effects. It was also advertised as solving common problems like heart trouble, side effects from smoking, signs of aging and the frustrations of annoying children. Nervine contained the most commonly us...