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Andy H.@indeed-distract12/4/2022, 2:57 PM
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public domain lover@publicdomaintreasures12/4/2022, 4:09 AM
#public domain art#'TIS GOOD STUFF#Not genuine without it.#vintage ads

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Andy!@caterwauling12/4/2022, 5:41 PM

they're right!

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the yuri sorcerer@fearful-presence12/21/2022, 8:38 AM

what in the WORLD was this an ad for

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public domain lover@publicdomaintreasures12/21/2022, 5:15 PM

"The Fumigating Kind Tobacco Powder" ! apparently they put this funny little face on every bag. (https://archive.org/details/americanfloristw41amer/page/738/mode/1up?view=theater)
HOWEVER.... an almost identical face was used to advertise "johnson's haircutting, shaving, and shampooing parlors" 15 years later - i guess people really liked its vibe?? (https://archive.org/details/sim_colored-american-magazine_1900-11_2_1/page/79/mode/1up)

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the yuri sorcerer@fearful-presence12/22/2022, 7:23 AM

Incredible.

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