1934 Maxwell House Coffee ad from the Sept 3rd issue of the Saturday Evening Post!

    by AxlCobainVedder

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    1. Famous_Attention5861 on

      Why do so many people in these vintage print ads look visibly drunk? I can smell the whiskey fumes through the page 90+ years later!

    2. Well, now we know why it ended up being more than “a three-hour tour.” (“The weather started getting rough,” my *ass* —!)

    3. Captain Henry was from the musical Show Boat, as well as the radio show based on it sponsored by Maxwell House (The Maxwell House Show Boat). Charles Winninger played Captain Henry on the stage, the radio show, and the 1936 movie.

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