Sidelights
Amusing episodes from American history that make a serious point.
Who invented Body Odor?
Personal anxieties could be resolved by the purchase of specific products
Who Was Betty Crocker?
The second most famous woman in America after Eleanor Roosevelt
Why Did Soldiers Make M&Ms A National Institution?
Melting chocolate was not a trivial issue for a soldier who might have to pick up a gun
Why Did WWI Change The Way We Blow Our Noses?
With cotton in short supply, Cellucotton was widely used as a battlefield bandage
What Was America’s Longest Running Radio Show?
In Nashville, an insurance company looked to radio for help to move into a new market
Who Was The Typical American Family?
A panel of judges chose from forty-six families. How representative were these families?
