St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-24

greener harvest. There's one born every
minute, p T. Barnum said, and he was just about
right
The Federal Trade Commission is supposed to be
agency to protect the very gullible American John
Q. Public from the Hysterical Harrys of the bill -
board the radio singing commercial and the daily
It's the job of the ETC expose fraudulent
advertising claims So far the agency has been
receiving only lukewarm cooperation at best from
all three of the aforementioned mediums n ~
the majority of has had its findings with
a wall Of complete silence, the story goes.
The latest Federal
listed total Of 2259 and radio advertisements which
being fed to the public under the gue Of legitimate promotion but
are in substance phOny a wrestler's grunt
The National Opinion Research
report issued last winter revealed that about Of
people this wide land up widely
snifes and sneezes
They play MusterOle BsOdOl Sal Hepaca BrOmo
Setze Aka Setter Ludn cough drops Milk Magnesia
cough medicine and drops B C, Omega Oil, etc.
and Sanbak two of the widely advertised home
dies revealed by the ETC containing bromide
acetan little which capable causing physical
and mental injury Manufacturers both products
ordered to- and have agreed using the ingredients
BOmo Settler has been accused of Misrepresentation and false
advertising" by ETC. but manufacturers using
the two overwhelmingly thumbng their ETC charges
The press and radio full Of ads for cosmetic connections
guaranteed the dowager sixty.
According to Federal Trade Commission the following beauty
have been cited as follows:
Charles charged misleading representations
sale of Charles of the Ritz Reuveneence Cream
charged with misleading Lady Esther
face cream Helena misleading
sensations the sale of certain
powder grower complexion Eliza
beth Arden ordered discontinue
lotion; Wallace
Hopper stop misleading representations on
white youth pack Betty cosmetics agreed
advertising wrinkle reducer wrinkles
Barbara Could representing
previously advertised.
Now the tobacco balyhoO The ETC, probe
list of experts whom the Lucky Strike people regular
smokers of the cigarette with
the experts didn't know anything about the tobacco
smoke cigarettes ALL natter
Lucky advertising cajoled into their preference by
publicity; the much advertised tOasng" nothing
tobacco drying which ALL CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS
USE the bayhoo that Lucky manufacturers pay more" for their
tobacco holds about much water aforementioned sieve
all of the major tobacco companies have purchasing
assures that each gets its share OF tobacco at the price,
The is, the ETC revealed POPULAR
BRANDS OF CIGARETTES CONTAIN THE SAME KINDS TO-
BACCO IN ABOUT THE SAME PROPORTION AND ALL ARE
TREATED" ABOUT THE SAME WAY.
The Philip Morris company being recog-
by superior cigarette is Just
much whooey according the Federal Trade
recorded:
Superiority of Philip Morris cigarettes ARE NOT recognized
by such eminent medical authorities superiority
other brand never
established the tests which PM advertising claims
made by outstanding doctors for their
instead just for Philip Morris cigarettes which PAID
The who made the without training
experience to make the tests accurate"
The conclusion that Philip Morris cigarettes
from others and that the contrary
curae deceptive, false and misleading"
Have a cigarette dearie?
ABOUT THE PROPOSED MINNEAPOLIS FEPC: There is
more maneuVerng going than in Congressional
committee wonder members Humphreys
human Relations Will gradually Establishments
outside forces and weaker weaker The Council
FEPC first least that impression city
council committee ordinances and legislation voted three
last Wednesday, recommend Of FEPC
council January 81 things have been happening
Telephones have been ringing and have been pulled
direction and that direction
and firing trying the weak wes spots
lions organizations do little job for them. Minneapolis
FEPC at ALL ineffective be worthless
posedy intelligent people falling for that philosophy
Liberals" they
Some of the parties sabotage within the
past week. employers who themselves members
group I'm hear fine thing The Genles
around the Jews reae by showing Negroes place
the Professionals magn the Catholics goes American
mocracy ell of workout Ell?
It's shameful appalling thing that many people
keeping their fellow from the ordinary quite
of earning bread and butter.
wouldn't to have it my conscience.
The Minneapolis city council the bill January
Amen.
Don Simmons, brother Of Iowas Simmons
CHICAGO mndng his Kenny Wilson, athletic director
Halle Brown talked to him long distance find
two places at oncemeanng St. Paul Chicago
the other end Of the line made indignant
said anybody elsewhere announcing himself Simmons
Iowa football Simmons bank-blank tale teller.