American citizens are better informed – thanks to Advertising! | Modern Mechanix

Popular Mechanics

Issue: Jun, 1958

Posted in: Advertisements, Just Weird

Posted: 01/17/2006

American citizens are better informed – thanks to Advertising! (Jun, 1958)

This was nestled in among a page of ads in the back of Popular Mechanics. It’s just bizarre; advertisers generically advertising advertising.

American citizens are better informed –
thanks to Advertising!

2 comments

nlpnt says: February 17, 20085:52 pm

I’m guessing this is a placeholder for a space where no actual ad was sold.
Retrospectacle » Blog Archive » America is a Better America - thanks to Advertising! says: December 31, 20092:03 pm

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