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The Jujyfruits shapes are asparagus, tomato, grape, banana, pineapple, raspberry and pea pod.

You absolutely must be curious about the etymology of jujube.

Heide Candy Company was founded in 1869.
Heide was sold to Hershey Foods Corporation in 1995.
Hershey sold Heide to Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company in 2002.
Farley’s & Sathers merged with Ferrara Pan Can Candy Company in 2012, becoming the Ferrara Candy Company.

What’s a pastille? It’s for when you don’t want to say “lozenge”.

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1934 magazine ad for Beech-Nut Gum and Candies

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Looks like I wasn’t the only one trying to figure out who the artist was in this campaign. Not only was the artist identified (Stuart Hay (1889-1969)), but they also include another ad in this circus campaign! Win-win!

Nowadays, Beech-Nut is known mostly for its baby food. They’re the one that isn’t Gerber.

There’s also an unrelated Beech-Nut chewing tobacco. This ruffled some beech-feathers back in 1927.

Want some beech nuts of your own? Go foraging!

Wanna run away with the circus? That’s a bit hard to do these day, so why don’t you find out about its history instead?

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Clayton Hove's Ad to the Bone

A collection of retro and vintage ads, random randomness and curious curiosities curated by Clayton Hove.

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You can’t go wrong with veggie shapes and a creepy baby.

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Nugs

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Let’s get Necco with Santa!

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Insist on the hole.

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No relation to Grape-Nuts.

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Truth in Packaging: Goo-Goo Cluster Edition

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Sharing makes you cool and everyone will love you.

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Sharing makes you cool and everyone will love you.

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Sharing makes you cool and everyone will love you.

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Sharing makes you cool and everyone will love you.

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Sharing makes you cool and everyone will love you.

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Sharing makes you cool and everyone will love you.

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