Exercise in Hammock Helps to Reduce Weight, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteTo exercise the parts of the body in which fat accumulates, and help users improve their physical condition, […]
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Folding Board Makes It Easy to Rest, 1939
This post was originally published on this sitePerfect relaxation was declared possible with an adjustable “posture board” designed by a California inventor in 1939. With […]
New V-Shaped Bed Cradling Body for More Restful Sleep, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteA V-shaped bed invented in 1932, supporting the body perfectly at every point and thus promotes better rest. […]
Midget Hot-Water Bottle Soothes Toothaches, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1939, a doll-size hot-water bottle on the market was said to be a handy medicine-cabinet accessory for […]
Morning Not Best Work Time
This post was originally published on this siteContrary to long established belief, the ability of most persons to work more swiftly and accurately on rising […]
The Health Jolting Chair, for All Your Medical Ailments, From the 1880s
This post was originally published on this siteThis comfortable-looking health jolting chair of New York was touted as the “most important Health Mechanism ever produced.” […]
Breathe-o-tol for Instant Relief, 1922
This post was originally published on this siteIf YOU are subject to cold in the head, catarrh, headache, sore throat, hoarseness or bronchitis use BREATHE-O-TOL […]
“I Could Never Fall in Love With a Skinny Man” – Strange Vintage Weight Gain Ads From the Mid-1930s
This post was originally published on this siteDon’t think you’re “born” to be skinny and friendless. Thousands with this new, easy treatment have gained husky […]
Haunting Portraits of Patients at the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Yorkshire From the 1860s
This post was originally published on this siteThe West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Wakefield, Yorkshire (familiarly known as Wakefield Asylum), was opened in 1818 […]
Vibrator for Grid Players, 1930
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1930, some university football coaches are using electric vibrator devices to aid in conditioning their players. The […]
Vi-Rex Violet Rays: Shock Your Way to Physical Perfection
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1922, “Violet Rays” were said to cure pretty much anything that ailed you. This Vi-Rex device plugged […]
Ironized Yeast, the Quick Way to Gain Weight So You’ll Look Better in a Bathing Suit!
This post was originally published on this siteNo one likes skinny people. They are reviled as inferior and subhuman. They are anorexic and icky and […]
Why Drink Water, When You Can Drink Schlitz? 1904 Schlitz Beer Ad You Won’t Believe!
This post was originally published on this siteThis vintage Schlitz beer ad is from a 1904 Puck Magazine. Reading carefully the ad does not proclaim […]
Lose Weight With the Aid of Ayds
This post was originally published on this siteAyds (pronounced as “aids”) Reducing Plan Candy is a discontinued appetite-suppressant candy that enjoyed strong sales in the […]
Rejuvenique Electric Facial Mask, One of the Most Frightening Beauty Products Ever!
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the 1999 infomercial with Linda Evans, this video demonstrates Rejuvenique, an electrical face mask that’s supposed to […]
A Vibrator That Helps You Lose Weight, ca. 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is the “Body Beautiful System 5 Minute Shaper” with over 100 soft latex “shaping tips.” The ad […]
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Sugar Information Inc. Ran Ads to Educate People About the Dietary Benefits of Sugar
This post was originally published on this siteThere are some methods to the madness! The path toward the now-strange advertisements began in the mid-1950s, as […]
Electric Bubble-Bath: Miracle Weight-Loss Technology of 1933
This post was originally published on this siteSleeping in the clouds has nothing on the “bubble bath,” the latest novelty in the way of health […]
“Let Us Make You Fat” – An Odd Advertisement From 1912
This post was originally published on this siteThis is an odd advertisement that wouldn’t play well today. Below the image of the man and woman […]
Beauty Machine Removes Excess Flesh Without Exercise, 1931
This post was originally published on this siteFashion moguls have decreed that the boyish figure is passé, and that graceful curves are to be the […]
Vintage Photographs Show German Women Practicing Swedish Gymnastics in Hamburg From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken between 1902 and 1910 by Heinrich Hamann in Hamburg, Germany. As a keen gymnast, […]
Back in the 1920s, Many Radium Water Producers Advocated Drinking Radium Water as a Necessity of Healthy Living
This post was originally published on this site“The radium water worked fine until his jaw fell out.” From the early 20th century up to the […]
Window Tents for Healthy Persons, ca. 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThe window tent was originally devised in order to give the open-air treatment for tuberculosis to patients in […]
Let’s Twist Again: Jack LaLanne Twist Away Twister From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteNot only is it “the fun way to exercise,” but apparently (according to the label), it’s also “great […]
Day of Beauty: A Whole Day at Helena Rubinstein’s Salon in New York, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1936, Helena Rubinstein opened a new salon in a seven-storey building at 715 Fifth Avenue, New York. […]