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That’s MISTER Adams!

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Ivins, Dietz & Magee

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Here’s an advertisement for Ivins, Dietz & Magee from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901.

…But I am also a client!

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$2.50 for a life-like head of either blond or brunette hair?! There’s no way Sy Sperling could beat this!!!

I’ll Never Ask For Anything Ever Again As Long As I Live!

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There were tons of ads in comics aimed squarely at boys, but none sent them into paroxysms of mad delirium as much as an ad for a MINI-BIKE! Owning and riding a mini-bike was the subject of many a school yard reverie. Kids would practically drool imagining how BOSS it would be buzzing around on …

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Grotesque Children Stereotypify Foreign Countries and WIN PRIZES!!!

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Here’s the grotesque children! They look like those creepy, dried apple sculptures and all seem to be breaking out in freckles or some horrid skin disease across the bridge of their noses.…and here is their challenge!

Amazing Powers of Penetration

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IMAGINE – a genuine spy pen enabling you to see through walls with its amazing powers of penetration. According to the advertising copy, it was developed by the German secret service during World War II although it didn’t gain them victory in that conflict, and can be had for $2.98 plus 35¢ shipping. …and what …

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Use to break up solemn occasions

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Ever been stuck at a funeral or a memorial service where an endless parade of weepy mourners drone on and on about the dear departed and wish there was something that would break through the dreary fog of misery? Moments of silence too long for you? No?

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

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He’s so tiny and ADORABLE! Look! He fits in the palm of your hand! He probably doesn’t eat much. How much trouble could a squirrel monkey be?

Giant Kristy McNichol!!!

Giant-McNichols

…or make that Giant McNichols!

Whatever Happened to that Guy?

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