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Thursday, February 5, 2009

I Wonder If "The Dispensary" Is Still Open?...




These are real New York newspaper advertisements from the turn of the last century. From Ephemeral New York.

4 comments:

  1. You must have been over at Joe's place. Loved those old ads. Was a little surprised I didn't see any for marijuana when it was legal, but that's really old stuff. anyway, see you at the dispensary in the morning before work.

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  2. I have an ancient community cookbook, belonged to my grandmother,and featured an ad for 'funerals for women' for the delicate ladies who cared about propriety after death.

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  3. Oh my goodness!!

    David, I'm still laughing from the TC recap. You are the funniest person ever!!!!!

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  4. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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