Listerine 1920s

It was later sol in distilled form, as both a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea. Soon afterward it was sold unsuccessfully as a floor cleaner and a cure for everything from chapped hands to gonorrhea. New products made household chores easier and led to more leisure time.

Products previously too expensive became affordable. New forms of financing allowed every family to spend beyond their current means.

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While used today primarily as a mouthwash for oral health and hygiene, it has been sold as a surgical disinfectant, a cure for dandruff, a floor cleaner, a hair tonic, a deodorant, and as a beneficial remedy for diseases ranging from diphtheria and dysentery to small pox and gonorrhea. Subscribe to my channel by hitting that Subscribe button and. That will display real nice. The cork is a rare find.

Listerine , now a product of Pfizer Inc.

Lingerie History- Slips, Steps Ins, Robes, Night Gowns and Bed Caps. In this era of patent medicines, there were products to cure every known illness. Lawrence’s surgical disinfectant had germicidal properties without being harsh or irritating, and was initially advertised for a whole range of uses, such as cleaning cuts and abrasions,.

It compared product’s quality to other similar items. It convinced consumers they had a need they weren’t previously aware of. Men tried to look dapper but remain comfortable, and society as a whole seemed to have a dress code. To put that into perspective with today’s money, that’s an increase from $1.

Although people have always had elixirs to sweeten their breath, the company made up a medical condition. Until that time, bad breath was not considered such a catastrophe. Pretty rare tobacciana item. But definitely an unusual piece of cigarette history.

It also meant bobbed hair, short skirts, and cigarettes. America’s favorite soft drink started out as anything but soft. Coca-Cola’s original purpose was to combat anxiety, headaches and drug dependence. John Pemberton, a pharmacist and Confederate veteran suffering from morphine addiction, invented the primordial Coca-Cola in the late 19th century.

For further reading on bad breath, the article on halitosis is a great place to start. There is a man in the picture but he is darker then the rest of the a making him secondary to the man who is viewing the a.

Thus, if you’re ever booted from Shark Tank, know that you can come back many times with the same product and different marketing. Logic in Sales, Marketing and Advertising. Ads chided women for “intimate neglect,” insinuating their husbands lost interest because their vaginas didn’t smell or look like a cute little strawberry in a pink bow.

A man marries a woman because he loves her,” one Lysol ad reads.