December 15, 2025
Tag: Lawrence Welk
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Lawrence Welk – Musician and Showman!
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One of America’s best known entertainment personalities was the son of a North Dakota farmer. In a time of innocence and naiveté, but also when guile and deceit were not unknown, Lawrence Welk showed his contemporaries how the American Dream was supposed to work. Hard work pays; so does decency and honesty. Duane Stabler tells…
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August 24, 2022 6 Comments
Advertising icons, like The Campbell Kids and so many others wormed their way into the nation’s subconscious before we realized what was happening. All at once we knew who Reddy Kilowatt and Mr. Peanut were and what they wanted to sell us. We found them in magazines, newspapers, and even on postcards. Advertise on postcards? What a brilliant idea!