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Vintage ads, advice and history-adjacent things of interest! questionableadvice.tumblr.com Shenandoah Valley, VA, USA Joined September 2010-
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Advice to young men about the dangers of reading novels. (1846) bit.ly/1UHB4d7
Advice for angry cooks. (1915) bit.ly/1U9BkmS
Booksellers beware! Spending time with books can be bad for your mental health. (1836) bit.ly/1LvGqAM
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The media’s first moral panic. bit.ly/1jq9uTH
Rev Crane, Disapprover of Fiction, was father of Steph Crane ( Red Badge of Courage). Life is funny like that. 1870
Looking for ways to prove to onlookers that you are a man of sense? Look no further. (1786) bit.ly/1FYX13b
What did it take to be "up-to-date" at dinner parties in 1911? bit.ly/1JSO9qO
Advice from 1910 still well known to anyone who works retail today. bit.ly/1JPa6a6
What did 1953 think were "real advantages to the man" of long engagement? bit.ly/1RnbF5x Hint: makeup is confusing to men
Wondering what to do with all your glass bottles? Wonder no more! 1907 bit.ly/1WBWLet
Thinking of imitating a fashionable monster? Do not degrade yourself! (1843) bit.ly/1KWRgTG
When is soup vulgar? Charles William Day knows. 1852
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Hobble skirts and false curls: the shocking teenage fashion statements of 1910. tinyurl.com/6pb4hgf
Searching for the perfect gift? F.A.O. Schwarz ad from 1885 promises Velocipedes, Goat Wagons and Roller Skates! tinyurl.com/769qte3
Rev. Dr. Trusler explains why "...to be piping or fiddling at a concert is degrading to a man of fashion." (1786) tinyurl.com/bs83nzj
Unsure what type of gown to wear with your Barbaric Jewellery? Every Woman's Encyclopaedia knows. (1910-1912) tinyurl.com/c4tnwfr
Absolutely beautiful! 1953 Kelvinator Foodarama — before, after & inside tinyurl.com/89baf9g
How a man can provide comfortably for a good sized family with a horse shoe magnet. (1878) tinyurl.com/c5kbrwb
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