Edwardian Pearline Soap Advertisements

The above Advertisements are from 1901 and show a similar style to today's marketing techniques. These are for Pearline Laundry Soap that was quite popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries....Continue Reading

How Blue Monday was Named

An Advertisement for Pearline washing Soap - 1892 The custom of having wash-day on Monday has probably caused more inconvenience to the housekeeper's servants, in fact to the whole household, than they dream of, thereby making it a day to be dreaded, and causing it to be called "blue Monday." Every member of a household feels it, from the darling babe to the pater...Continue Reading