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This display dictates what consumer goods signify that the man who owns and displays them is a “Inner Man.” The inner man is someone who keeps inside and needs peace and serenity to power their creative process. So in order to be an inner man, you…

This Father’s Day shopping list details the consumer products that must be bought in order for a man to considered an “Upstairs Man.” This is someone who has enjoys himself at home, who keeps himself immaculately groomed, and always looks his best.…

Interestingly, this is an ad not for an alcoholic beverage, but for the glassware made for the consumption of a particular kind of alcohol. The lure of specific glassware for specific alcoholic drinks as a sign of wealth and refinement is a recurring…

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…

This image shows the cover page and an accompanying image of a narrative titled “Love made a fool of me” within this specific issue of True Confessions. The top of the cover page shows a “story file” of Rita G., the author of the story, as well as an…

“Our ignorance about wines and the art of enjoying them is one of the secret scandals of the civilized world,” writes the author S.S. Field. They proceed with a field guide to table wines, constantly mentioning that “civilized peoples” ought to know…

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…

This story traces the tumultuous relationship between Rita G. and her love interest Fred. A third character, Rita’s mother, offers commentary (often negative in tone) on the relationship throughout the story as well. This particular narrative reveals…

This advertisement explains that Old Crow has developed a milder, less alcoholic version of their original bourbon whiskey (Original is 100 proof, new version is 86 proof), to accommodate customers who want a “lighter taste.” It asserts, like almost…