Preview
Creation Date
1940
Description
Cereal magazine advertisement Paul Webb, illustrator/comic strip artist
Brand
Kellogg's
Style/Period
American, mid-twentieth century
Culture
American
Materials/Techniques
clippings (information artifacts), magazines (periodicals)
Measurements
31.75 x 13.97 cm
Inscription
[top title]: The Mountain Boys; [top panel]: What in tarnation's got into maw? Fust / time ah ever see her run from a bear! / Usually / the bears / run from / maw!; [second panel]: Ah feel so pokey ah couldn't / slap down a mosquito / It's the old devil / constipation thet's got / you slapped down. an' / those pills you take every / day don't git at the cause / of it. ah know what ah', / goin' to do about it!!; [third panel]: We-uns is gon' to town to / fetvh you some KELLOGG'S / ALL-BRAN. It's a tasty, crispy / breakfast cereal thet'll give / you more "bulk" in, yo' diet. / eat it ev'ry mawnin, drink / plenty o'spring water an' / see ef you don't / jine the "regulars."; [fourth panel]: Sometime later / You sho' are feelin' frisky since / you jined up with the / ALL-BRAN 'REGULARS"! / She's / her / old / self / ag'in.; [fifth panel]: WHY suffer those dull days due to / constipation? Why bring on the / need for emergency medicines? Isn't it / better to get at the cause? If it's common / constipation (due to lack of the right / kind of "bulk" in the diet), a crisp / crunchy cereal-KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN / will supply what you need. Eat it daily / and drink plenty of water. Made by / Kellogg's in Battle Creek.; [bottom middle]: Join the "regulars" with / KELLOGG's ALL-BRAN
Source
Life Magazine
Keywords
advertisements; Cereal Products; Breakfast Cereals