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Bath in Ocean of Soapsuds Is Latest Reducing Method (Feb, 1933)
Effective in the “reducing process”? I didn’t know that bubble baths helped you lose weight. Maybe they are talking about all the calories you’ll burn convulsing when your bath water shorts out the...
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Fingerprinting All Safeguards Each Citizen (Jun, 1935)
Sure, why wouldn’t everybody want the government to have their fingerprints? Fingerprinting All Safeguards Each Citizen Fingerprints of citizens are being made by state and federal agencies at the rate...
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Scientology: A growing cult reaches dangerously into the mind (Nov, 1968)
I think that this was one of the first really critical articles about Scientology. Scientology: A growing cult reaches dangerously into the mind The lights in the hall go dim, leaving the bronzed bust...
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Music Sheet Has Radium Notes for Television Artists (Apr, 1932)
Music Sheet Has Radium Notes for Television Artists TELEVISION performers, working in almost complete darkness, except for the flying spot, have found difficulty in reading music when they were...
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THE COMPUTER DATA BANK: WILL IT KILL YOUR FREEDOM? (Jun, 1968)
We also have a similar 1967 article by Arthur R. Miller, one of the people quoted in this article: THE NATIONAL DATA CENTER AND PERSONAL PRIVACY (Nov, 1967) THE COMPUTER DATA BANK: WILL IT KILL YOUR...
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Torture Devices of the Old Convict Ships (Sep, 1930)
Torture Devices of the Old Convict Ships By C. Moran Methods of torture used to punish convicts, in vogue in the last century, are graphically displayed aboard the old prison ship, “Success, ” used in...
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One-Man Bulldozer Builds Mountain Roads (Jun, 1934)
Not much room for error there… One-Man Bulldozer Builds Mountain Roads Roads are being dug and gouged out of the sides of mountains by a one-man machine consisting of an adjustable and angle-blade...
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Safety Belt Moors Baby in the Bathtub (Oct, 1939)
Strapping your kid into the bathtub just seems like a bad idea. How about they just change the first sentence to: “It’s dangerous to leave a small baby unattended in the bathtub, so don’t do it.”...
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showcase baby (Mar, 1947)
This is pretty horrifying. If they actually kept that kid in there all the time, I’m guessing he’s pretty screwed up. Which does make me wonder… showcase baby LITTLE John Gray Jr., three months old...
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These Dogs Are Really “Hot” (Apr, 1956)
Undoubtedly someone will accuse me of wanting to nuke dogs now. These Dogs Are Really “Hot” Radioactive beagles are pointing the way to better safety devices for workers in atomic energy plants. A PACK...
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Tracks That Violence Leaves ()
Tracks That Violence Leaves Are Americans becoming addicted to violence? And if so, does the violence that can be seen daily on television, for instance, contribute to the addiction? Dr. Victor Bailey...
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Light Beam Stands Guard on Prison to Quell Jailbreak (Jul, 1930)
They really didn’t think these things out too well, did they? Light Beam Stands Guard on Prison to Quell Jailbreak A LIGHT beam as a prison deadline—a beam that when interrupted by a felon bent upon...
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I’M THIRSTY (Jun, 1971)
Um… I’M THIRSTY Want a little peace and Quiet? Make a pitcher of Kool-Aid every morning. Then it’s always ready when they are. Kool-Aid brand soft drink mix is inexpensive. Kids love it. Never be...
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Open up, America. (Mar, 1975)
Open up, America. And we’ll give you something that’s very wise. Kraft American Singles process cheese food slices. They build up a sandwich with real American flavor. Between the lettuce and the...
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Keep that Healthy TAN That Men and Women Admire! (Oct, 1936)
Wow, that is one scary looking kid. FREE TRIAL! IMPROVES YOUR APPEARANCE 100% Keep that Healthy TAN That Men and Women Admire! THERE is no need to lose that Tarzan Tan just because cool days are coming...
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Camel Time is pleasure time! (Aug, 1964)
Camel Time is pleasure time! Time for easygoing taste… honest enjoyment … choice quality tobaccos. Moments seem to brighten up every time you light one up. Make it Camel Time right now! THE BEST...
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Native Tells of Great Quake (Jan, 1924)
This is an account of the last truly devastating earthquake to hit Japan, the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake. That one was so bad that they considered moving the capitol. Native Tells of Great Quake From...
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Languages Now Taught by X-Ray (Apr, 1930)
Languages Now Taught by X-Ray Remarkable Action Photos of Vocal Organs Disclose Secrets of Speech That Long Have Baffled Anatomists By GEORGE H. DACY A GOLD chain many times thinner than a watch...
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Crooks Cured by Surgeons Knife (Jul, 1930)
This is pretty terrifying, though I suppose it is just a much cruder form of how we use psychiatric drugs today. A few things I noticed: 1. obviously being gay is a disorder. 2. they didn’t say if the...
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Can you compete with your daughter’s “Little Girl Look”? (Mar, 1969)
a) This is just creepy. b) Doesn’t her little daughter look a bit like a boy? Can you compete with your daughter’s “Little Girl Look”? Mrs Willis Peterson can. She keeps her complexion young-looking...
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Strange Shapes for Play (Jul, 1962)
This is the kind of equipment lawyers dream of. Strange Shapes for Play Unconventional and modern playground equipment has been developed in Ulm, Germany, by architect Joachim Kimpel. A 10-year study...
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For Not Crying Out Loud! (Jan, 1942)
Because every baby carriage needs a large sheet of glass built into it. Can’t see what could go wrong there… For Not Crying Out Loud! THE newest thing in baby carriage attachments is this mirror built...
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Portable Auto Jail Houses Fugitive (Dec, 1936)
Portable Auto Jail Houses Fugitive A NEW style in portable “hoosegows” was set by an Oklahoma police official when he built a steel cage on the back of his passenger auto. The “jail” was used to bring...
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Healthful Sleep on Ultra-Violet Ray Bed (Mar, 1932)
The new Melanomatron from Sealy Posturepedic. Healthful Sleep on Ultra-Violet Ray Bed YOU grow healthy while you slumber and arise in the morning fresh and full of vitamines, if you sleep away the...
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Keeping Up With the Atom (Dec, 1955)
Wow, a Strontium 90 powered lamp doesn’t seem like the best idea. Keeping Up With the Atom LARGEST atomic power plant contracted for in the U.S. is the $45,000,000 installation General Electric will...
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NOW-GET ALL 3 with Futurized Raytheon TV (Dec, 1951)
I’m pretty sure that Microtherm thing is an external microwave. This is probably not the best medical tool. NOW-GET ALL 3 with Futurized Raytheon TV * All 83 new UHF channels! * Razor-sharp TV...
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Electric Tortures Devised (Dec, 1929)
Apparently if you use electricity to torture someone it’s “scientific”. Electric Tortures Devised TORTURE by electricity is reported to be tlie latest crime-detecting device of the new government...
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Use Those Extra Asbestos Shingles (Apr, 1948)
I had an art teacher in high school who once explained how she loved sculpting with asbestos and how pissed off she was that she was no longer allowed to buy it, mesothelioma be damned. Use Those Extra...
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Mercury Turbine Now a Success (Mar, 1931)
Thankfully Mercury Vapor Turbines are now obsolete. Mercury Turbine Now a Success New Power Idea Proves Its Value in Practical Use As Quicksilver Vapor Spins Electric Generator By EARL CHAPIN MAY WHEN,...
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Submarine Auto (Sep, 1936)
Submarine Auto LOU SENARENS developed many outlandish and queer vessels for Frank Reade, the hero of one of his groups of nickel novelettes. One of these mysterious vessels was an automobile which...
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