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Dec. 15, 1930: Apparently during the Great Depression, buying women a refrigerator wouldn't end in divorce.
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Dec. 16, 1930: Before the age of Wal-Mart and IKEA, you could impress your friends with $2 end tables and a smoker. No, not that kind of smoker.
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Dec. 5, 1933: Back before cigarettes were the target of public service announcements, they were as pure as water. You know, the kind with tar and carnicogens floating in it.
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Dec. 7, 1933: The J.C. Penney Co., which is now in the Pacific View Mall, has been a presence in Ventura for decades. And judging from this ad, grandmothers have been giving undergarments as gifts for just as long.
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Dec. 16, 1930: In the era of the Great Depression, phoning home was more than just a movie quote. It was advertised as a gift.
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Dec. 6, 1933: The 21st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on Dec. 5, 1933, repealing prohibition. The next night they were celebrating at the Pierpont Tavern.
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Dec. 7, 1933: A used 1927 Model T coupe at the Huffman Motor Co. on E. Main cost less than today's average video game.
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Dec. 13, 1935: For the price of a PlayStation 3, parents in the 1930s could empty the store.
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Dec. 13, 1935: With Ralphie busy shooting his eye out with a bb gun, dad could go hunting with a rifle from Montgomery Ward's for the cost of a pizza.
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