It's not me, it's you.

He pays attention to other ladies when they're out. He doesn't kiss her goodbye. He doesn't come home for dinner. He forgot her birthday.

It's easy just to write him off. What a jerk, you might think. Well, friend, all the facts aren't on the table. Did you ever think that the reason he seems distant and thoughtless is because...

...She neglects proper hygiene.

What? Did you honestly think it was the man's fault? It's 1939, children, and that means 'Don Draper' doesn't have to answer for anything yet--just his lady--and if his lady doesn't 'clean up her act,' well, see that raven-haired beauty at the top of the page? That's going to be the new Misses.

But don't thank me, Thank Lysol. Because, in 1939, they were keeping all you girls in check.





Ad is from the November 1939 issue of Silver Screen. Not to worry, no collectible copy was harmed in the clipping of this ad. The cover had fallen completely off, and several pages were missing.