May 1, 2024
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There is an 1857 song about a little brown church which became part of the American experience. It helped a young song-writer remember part of his youthful years, it helped pay for a medical school education, and it remains one of Christianity’s most performed hymns.
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!