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Re: Masters Occult Catalog No. MCMXLIV

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crashryan

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Re: Masters Occult Catalog No. MCMXLIV
« on: August 18, 2021, 05:30:02 PM »

What I found surprising was that even in 1944 the listings are full of weasel words and qualifying phrases, presumably to avoid legal action. A book "purports to reveal." The names of sachet powders "are not indicative of any power they may possess, but act as distinguishing trade names." I had thought these sorts of disclaimers were products of 1960s-1970s consumer protection laws. I guess they were around much earlier. I'd be interested to know when the tide changed. Similar ads from the 1910s came right out and said "the book reveals."

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