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Our Weird Past

curious pop cultural artifacts from america's awkward earlier years

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startling rites, mysterious practices

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on April 14, 2026Categories ads, magazinesTags 1930s, photographs, risque, sex, travelLeave a comment on startling rites, mysterious practices

grand central station

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on April 7, 2026Categories ads, magazinesTags 1880s, new york city, travelLeave a comment on grand central station

a visit to postwar japan in late 1945

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on April 7, 2026Categories lifestyle, magazines, travelTags 1940s, japan, racism, travel, warLeave a comment on a visit to postwar japan in late 1945

public transportation in america in 1860

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on March 29, 2026March 29, 2026Categories history, travelTags 1860s, history, travelLeave a comment on public transportation in america in 1860

france welcomes you

Probably not a good idea as this ad was from May 1940 just as Germany was about to invade France

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on March 29, 2026Categories ads, magazinesTags 1940s, travel, warLeave a comment on france welcomes you

the equable climate

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on February 26, 2026Categories ads, magazinesTags 1900s, racism, sports, travelLeave a comment on the equable climate

the land where dreams come true

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on February 26, 2026Categories ads, adventure, magazines, travelTags 1920s, travelLeave a comment on the land where dreams come true

hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, mechanotherapy, diathermy, radium, medical gymnastics, electrical exercises

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on January 31, 2026Categories ads, magazines, travelTags 1910s, food, health, quack medicine, travelLeave a comment on hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, mechanotherapy, diathermy, radium, medical gymnastics, electrical exercises

fabulous wonders of age-old realms

cuba

Author punkrockbitch_j21wngPosted on April 30, 2025Categories ads, magazinesTags 1930s, cuba, soviet, travelLeave a comment on fabulous wonders of age-old realms

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Radio Ultrabunny - a youtube playlist of music to go with this blog

Bilge Dasto - An independent music label. Weird and Free Underground Music from Connecticut USA

Bilge Dasto Group Corporation. S.A. GmbH Ltd. - Bilge Dasto's youtube channel with original music and live band videos

Ultrabunny - A Noise Rock Band from Connecticut USA - Blowing Minds and Speakers since 1988

BunnyBrains - An earlier incarnation of the band Ultrabunny

Our Weird Past - Ads and Pop Culture oddities of the 19th and 20th Centuries

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