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Featuring an attractive model with bright blonde hair, this advertisement for Prell Shampoo promises hair that is "angel-soft, smooth as satin, glowing with that 'Radiantly Alive' look he'll love." Users of the product will also be "free of…

Cassius Clay was 21 when this article was written and through the author’s writing, he is characterized as aggressive and arrogant. Cassius Clay was eager to participate in a fight that his sponsoring group thought was coming too soon. They believed…

The picture to the right is of Charles L. “Sonny” Liston, who won the heavyweight championship in 1962 from Floyd Patterson. However, in 1964, he lost his title to Cassius Clay in a fight that rocked the boxing world. Liston dominated, with his…

"You're lovely to look at . . . lovely to be near . . . only when underarms stay dry and odorless," warns this ad for FRESH Cream Deodorant. Thus readers are informed that beauty is not just a matter of appearance; rather, they must consume…

“Before he comes home…splash yourself with freshness” begins this advertisement for a deoderant cologne by Cheramy Perfumers. Behind the text, the advertisement pictures a nude woman in full makeup rubbing a clean, white towel to her face. Her…

This advertisement for Listerine Antiseptic begins with a narrative directed at the disappointed woman pictured, though the second person point of view also implies that the reader should feel addressed. The narrative states that the man at the…

The advertisements asks the viewer "Business problems building up? Profit squeeze? Paperwork? Costs? Improved communications might help you solve them." The ad is a pitch for hiring Bell Telephone System's "communications consultant" who can analyze…

After getting his boxing license revoked, Ali is ready to take back the title that is rightfully his. During a conversation with James Earl Jones, Ali is reported to have said, “They can’t say I mess with white women, or drink whiskey or go to them…

In the collage of pictures on the right side of the page, Ali’s actions shots tell the story of his successful boxing career before his exile from the boxing world. All four photos show him completely dominating his opponents. The upper left photo…

On the last page of this four-page spread, Ali talks a big game. Ali is recorded describing how famous his upcoming opponent—Jerry Quarry— would be if he beat him. Ali knows that he is still the biggest name in boxing, and is prepared to fight to…