As the roles of American women changed in the early 1900s, so have their smoking trends. Women smoking went from being a taboo to symbolizing of feminine emancipation. Soon afterwards, advertisements geared towards their new market audience. Of course we…
Category: Advertisements
It’s Time To Wake Up Because It’s National Coffee Day!
September 29th is National Coffee Day, the day to celebrate the most popular morning beverage. Coffee originated in Ethiopia and it quickly spread to the Arabian Peninsula in the 15th century. The beverage was introduced in Britain in the 16th…
Old News of the Day–May 24-29
We may have mentioned this before, but at the NJ Digital Newspaper Project office, we find ourselves fascinated by old advertisements in NJ’s historical newspapers. Sometimes we see one and wonder, “Why that image for that product?” This advertisement for…