Historical and Genealogical Research

Paul K. Graham

Certified Genealogist SM

Whisky vs. Philosophy

4 May 2009 · No Comments

From the Atlanta Journal, June 20, 1883, reprinted from the Nashville Banner.
Whisky vs. Philosophy.
A Man Who Gets Drunk According to System–Has Not Drawn a Sober Breath Sunday for Twenty Years.
Nashville Banner.
“You see that man,” said a manufacturer to a Banner representative last Sunday, as he pointed to an individual staggering through the street.
“Oh, yes, I [...]

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Your Grandmother’s Fad Diet

6 May 2009 · No Comments

How many times have you seen an ad juxtaposing pictures of an overweight person with their new skinny self? They are often used to pitch a dietary supplement, usually with an offer of free samples. Did you know that the combination of these two sales techniques can be traced back more than one hundred years?
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