Cheesy Yarn
I found this advertisement in the back cover of Woman’s Day 101 Sweaters You Can Knit (Number 1, 1963, originally priced 50 cents). How could I resist sharing this cute and kitschy ad? (Click to embiggen.)
Rosé is apparently Melrose Yarn Company’s worsted wool (Superba) specifically dyed to match mohair. I think this ad would be cute reproduced on a Valentine card.
Dandruff
I couldn’t resist posting this quote from a 1928 Listerine advertisement.*
Children usually come home from school with a case of dandruff that may lead to baldness.… Examine scalps often, and at the first sign of dandruff, douse on Listerine full strength. Keep it up systematically for several days. To your delight, you will find that dandruff has disappeared and that little scalps are clean, sweet and healthy.…
So, dandruff causes baldness? This is news to me. Is it temporary baldness? Or, are they referring to baldness later in life?
And is this Listerine (”The safe antiseptic”) the same original formula we use as mouthwash nowadays or has the product changed at all? Could we apply a quick rinse in the shower for healthy scalps? (Not that I’m worried about dandruff, but if it makes the hair shiny….)
Another ad from about a year later says:
Full strength Listerine is so safe it can be used in any body cavity, yet so powerful it kills even the stubborn B. Typhosus (typhoid) and M. Aureus (pus) germs in 15 seconds.
Good to know. However, that “body cavity” bit gave me pause.
*I found the ads in the May ‘28 and July ‘29 issues of Needlecraft Magazine.
Thrice the Fun
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As I was working on the hats mentioned in the previous post, Abigail posted her new dishcloth pattern. I was intrigued by the rounded corners and decided I needed a break from hats.
Upon opening my cotton stash storage box, I picked out two different but complementary colors of Sugar ‘n Cream cotton. Why not knit a set of washcloths and send it along with the hats for the Greyhound Pets of MN craft sale?
