Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Dec. 3, 1943

Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Dec. 3, 1943

They buy shampoo

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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Dec. 3, 1943
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Sorry, readers, for my tardiness with this post. I have had delightful weekend company and time got away from me.

Once again, our newlyweds had nothing to say except for their expense list: rides, eats, and shampoo, the latter of which cost 90 cents, or $16. That’s pretty steep!

This 1943 magazine ad is for Drene Shampoo. According to the Smithsonian’s Mu…

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