"I know they'll all be pleased!"

"There's an extensive variety of Westclox to choose from. Alarms in lustrous nickel or exquisite color... so refined in beauty of design and finish that they may also be employed as timepieces in any room in the home; good looking and dependable Pocket Watches for men and boys; an attractive and reliable Auto clock for the car; and Tiny Tim, a handy little timekeeper without alarm for the desk of a business associate... the classroom... the study... or for the handbag of one who travels."

Ad for Wextclox, 1929

I should not have blamed my husband

"But this morning, after my husband was gone, I was turning idly through a magazine when I saw your advertisement. It told about bothersome feet affecting nerves and all that sort of thing.

I bought a pair of your Arch Preserver Shoes that very day. Just a few weeks of wearing them made such a difference. I can now truthfully say they have made a different woman of me. And, oh, life is so wonderful again. I should not have blamed my husband at all!"

Ad for Arch Preserver Shoes by the Selby Shoe Company, from 1927.

"Her Face is Young - but her figure betrays her age!"

"Before wrinkles show in the face there is usually loss of muscle tone in the torso muscles which support the vital organs.
"The diaphragm may pouch out, the hips spread, and the waistline thicken into that settled, middle-aged look.
"Keep your figure young by guarding the muscles."

Ad for Spencer Corsets, from 1927.

"Two Wrists Shall Tick as One!"

"There is no Christmas gift more expressive, more cherished than a watch. At bestowal it is a symbol - of affection. With use it becomes - a friend. A Winton is both - and more. Its models are the latest expression of an art practiced by one family for over one hundred years."

Ad for Winton watches, from 1928.

You don't want a bald-headed husband - do you?

This rather harsh ad for Wildroot Hair Tonic is from 1924.

Avoid putting on weight this fall and winter

"...keep your summer figure with a summer diet." "Ice saves food, flavor, health for a few cents a day."
Ad for the National Association of Ice Industries, from 1927.

A pure breath is simply good manners

"Never risk close contact with others, never go to a dance or theatre without taking the precaution of a May Breath tablet." Ad for May Breath tablets, from 1925.

Victrola

Ad from 1922.