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adminDorri Partain Contributor “Don’t say ‘beer’- say ‘Bull’” was the long-time advertising slogan for Schlitz Malt Liquor. Malted barley is the key ingredient used in brewing that differentiates malt liquor…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Pocket-sized sports schedules are a handy way to keep track of when the hometown team is playing and how to buy tickets, as well as an advertising…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Whether you use it under your beer glass to collect moisture or on top to keep your beverage fresh, these practical mats have evolved into collector’s items.…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Centuries before the bottling and canning process improved the sanitation of beverages, German laws stipulated that drinking vessels should have a cover over the top. As the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The opener that is most often known as a “church key” was developed to easily open beer bottles and has taken many forms since its invention in…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain Primetime television viewers were invited to, “Meet George Jetson, Jane his wife, daughter Judy, his boy Elroy,” as Hanna-Barbera debuted its second cartoon program aimed at adult…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain The “modern stone age family” appeared on numerous products following their television debut in 1960. As created by William Hanna (1911-2006) and Joseph Barbera (1910- 2001), “The…
adminCartoons and cereal are a perfect match, especially when the spoon is decorated with your favorite character. The popularity of Saturday morning cartoon favorites Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear led…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain Floating along and holding the soap, Snoopy’s in the bathtub providing good, clean fun. Avon Products, Inc. created a line of children’s products called Good Habit Toys…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain Only “three apples high,” these little blue men have grown in popularity since their first appearance in a French cartoon magazine in 1958. As drawn by Belgian…
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