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Based on today's ad and one posted last week , I'm coming to the conclusion that 1945 was a golden year for humourous usage of cows in automotive part manufacturer ads. Nothing like a bug-eyed bovine to convince buyers to try out new axles! United States News published its first issue in 1933. Its emphasis was on hard news or, as the front cover of the issue today's ad was drawn from proclaimed, "the only magazine devoted entirely to reporting, interpreting and forecasting the news of national affairs." International news was left to its sister publication, World Report. The two magazines merged in 1948 and continue to this day as U.S. News and World Report . More on the contents in a future post. Source: United States News , September 14, 1945 - JB

At last...the often unacknowledged correlation between child-eating cows and faulty automotive/farm machinery parts! While the gag writer thought it might be cute to have Bessie scare this pair of kiddie campers, perhaps the cow was seeking revenge for the family member who became the pair of shoes on the ground. This proves yet again that anything could be used to pitch war bonds in times of crisis. Source: Country Gentleman , July 1945 

Day 4: Newark, NJ to Lancaster, PA Getting out of Newark did not prove a problem, except for filling up the car. Since 1949, self-serve gas stations have been illegal in the Garden State , with proposals to relieve pump jockeys of their duties never having gone very far. I pulled into a Hess not far from downtown and failed to convey to the attendant that I wanted the car to be filled, not just a strict dollar amount. My guess is that with current prices, a few drivers have raced away without paying. I drove west on I-78, which quickly turned into a tree-surrounded route. Once I hit Pennsylvania, construction reduced traffic to lanes so narrow, my knuckles barely stayed within my skin. Needless to say, I was happy to hop off at Reading and head into Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Goodbye tailgaters, hello winding roads and oddball town names. I stopped for lunch outside of Lititz at Oregon Dairy , a combination grocery store/family attraction/sit-down restaurant. I had the lunch ...