Advice for girls from Kotex, March 1953

Cory Doctorow 11:58 pm Fri Jul 2, 2010

Here's some handy lifestyle advice for ambitious young women from the March, 1953 issue of Cosmo, courtesy of Kotex:

What to do about the Spaniel Type?
_ Rush away screaming _ Linger and learn

Adoring Egbert –always underfoot! A good kid, but you don't get his message: you're too busy torching for frost-hearted Ted. Should you ditch Eggie? Better linger. You'll learn how to charm other gents. And at trying times, learn about poise from Kotex and that safety center– (your extra protection). In all 3 absorbencies: Regular, Junior, Super.

More women choose KOTEX* than all other sanitary napkins P.S. Have you tried new Delsey* toilet tissue –now nicer than ever! Each tissue tears off evenly–no shredding. It's luxuriously soft and absorbent — like Kleenex* tissues. And Delsey's double-ply for extra strength.

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