Advertisements may not have changed so drastically over time- they're still in newspapers, magazines and plastered on billboards. But some of the content from dated advertisements illustrates the silliness that ensued before knowledge was gained and regulations were passed.
For instance, does this baby really need to be chugging on carbonated sugar? And better yet, isn't a glass bottle a dangerous makeshift rattle? Still, in that day and age, the obesity "epidemic" and child safety laws were not yet fashioned. I say skip out on the caffeine and check out our promotional baby safety month items.
Now that's a jolly ole' St. Nicholas. All I can think of is that after a hard Christmas night of work, Santa knocked down a bottle of whiskey, got those cheeks all nice and rosy and chilled out with his Lucky Strike cigarettes.
Currently a new law about print advertisements is being challenged in court. It states that all adds appearing in print read by children under 18 years of age must be in black and white. This is a huge difference from the days when Santa smoking was seen as acceptable. I say, Come on Santa, stick to the Christmas giveaways.
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