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Pepsi-Cola ad (1954) (lemmy.nz)
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[-] EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Sadly the text is undreadable at this res.

I think I can make most of it out.

What do they feed on, these modern people, that makes men so trim looking, keeps women so slender yet so vital, so youthful, year after year?

The answer is all in their modern, sensible diet. In their taste for lighter, less filling foods and beverages.

Pepsi-Cola's greatest pride is that it has steadily followed this trend. Today's Pepsi is light, dry (not too sweet), reduced in calories.

Pepsi-Cola is the , the light refreshment. More popular now than ever because it refreshes without filling.

It comes in the familiar economy bottle that feeds two people, and the smaller, single-drink bottle, just right for one.

Refresh without filling. Have a Pepsi.

[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Pretty wild you could sell a sugary soft drink as weight maintenance back in the day!

At least if you go back far enough, it at least included cocaine.

[-] crowcore_explorer@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

thanks for going to the trouble to transcribe!

so basically 'tastes great, less filling'.

also, wondering why madison avenue felt the need to write a small pamphlet worth of copy to sell everything?

[-] EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca 1 points 3 days ago

I've noticed it was even more so in the late 18 or early 1900s. You'd get ads that were essentially a menacing wall of text over an entire page, with maybe a tiny picture of the product if you were lucky. Like this one for Dr Strong's Compound Pills. Examples like that abound from that era.

[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago

Dr. Bronner's Soap bottles are like that still, but I'm not sure if it's legacy or retro.

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