Alcohol, cannabis, morphine, chloroform, and other skillfully combined ingredients. It sounds like a recipe for disaster. Or the toxicology report from a coroner. But no. It’s neither. What you just read was once the concoction that people casually consumed to treat a cough back in the day.
It’s just one of many strange and somewhat ridiculous norms once held in high regard. And the “receipts” for them can be found on a page aptly called Old School Ridiculous. The online community has more than 159,000 members who are there to laugh at the past. And while some of the history posts are no laughing matter, many of them are so ludicrous that it is genuinely laughable.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the most bizarre pictures from the page. So keep scrolling and be prepared to be blown away by the things that humanity once found quite normal, but in reality, show just how far we’ve come.
#1 A Sign In A Hotel Room Warns The Occupant That Snoring Is Forbidden, 1926
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Nowadays, you’d go to jail for possessing cough syrup ingredients from way back when. But more than a hundred years ago, cough syrups were unregulated, so “mixologists” could put pretty much anything in them. And they did.
From opiates to cannabis, and even chloroform, people were going to great lengths to soothe that irritating cough or bad chest. Even babies weren’t spared. It was seen as quite normal to feed them (highly) questionable things to help with their infant ailments.
#2 The Ingredients On “One Night Cough Syrup”
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#3 Lola, A Romantic Comedy From 1970
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Teething pain, for example, required a good dose of “laudanum,” which is just another name for a little bit of opium in cough syrup. While a bout of diarrhea was “easily cured” with morphine-laced syrup. That’s because constipation is a side effect of opiates.
But before you judge, remember that those who came before us knew no better.
#4 Now That’s Just Mean. Old Lead Industry Advertisement
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#5 Mister Merry’s Play Lighter
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#6 Creepy Love’s Baby Soft Advertisement From 1975
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Back then, it wasn’t the law to state the ingredients on a bottle or box of medicine. It was only in 1906, that Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, which required manufacturers to disclose the ingredients in their products, notes Healthline. And thankfully, more legislation and regulation followed.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only outlawed the use of chloroform in medications in 1976, when research revealed just how dangerous it can be. But before then, it was widely used in cough medicine, as well as an anesthetic.
And in case you’re wondering, yes, chloroform is that stuff we see used in movies. When the bad guy puts some on a rag and holds it over the mouth of an unsuspecting victim to make them lose consciousness.
#7 Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Was Arrested For Protesting In 1961. She Was Tested For Mental Illness Because Law Enforcement Couldn’t Think Why A White Woman Would Want Civil Rights
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#8 AIDS, The Homosexual Disease Threatening American Families. 1983
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#9 A Cartoon About A Hypothetical “Pocket Telephone,” From 1919
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But the historical naivety didn’t stop at medicine, as this list of ridiculous photos proves. The most immoral acts were considered peachy. Yet many could land you in prison nowadays.
Old men thought nothing of marrying a very young girl. And while that practice hasn’t been fully scrapped (child marriage is still legal in some U.S. states and certain countries around the world), we have come a long way in fighting it.
#10 The Sunpod Was Used So You Could Go To The Beach And Not Get Bothered When You Tan, 1982
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#11 Pull My Hair And See
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#12 Teenagers Weekly 1963
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Many in the LGBTQ community are still fighting for their rights after a long history of discrimination and mistreatment. Quite a few pics here show the blatant hatred for them. Take this Moral Majority Report, for example. It claims that “Homosexual Diseases Threaten American Families.”
It was only in 1962 that American states started decriminalizing same-sex activity. It began with Illinois, and others very slowly followed suit. But according to the international LGBTIQ lobby group, ILGA, one-third of the world continues to criminalise consensual same-sex sexual acts.
#13 For Smokers-In-Bed
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#14 Daytona Beach, Fl 1985
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#15 Whiskey Vending Machine, 1960
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As we look back on history in shock at some of the ridiculousness of it all, we shouldn’t be too surprised if future generations do the same to us. Pictures detailing sexism, discrimination, abortion laws, racism and capitalism are among the things that might make it onto a list like this in decades to come.
While humanity has come a long way, there is no doubt that there’s still a lot of work to be done…
#16 Never Forgot This Proactive Ad From When I Was A Kid
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#17 1975 Patons Knitting Pattern, For Larger Sized Woman
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#18 Household Hint From An Old Magazine
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#19 Man Protesting Against The Sale Of Dresses That Fail To Cover The Knees When Seated – 1962
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#20 Hard To Top This One…
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#21 The Shirt Suit Supreme, 1972
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#22 The Michelin Band Performs At The Opening Of The Michelin Hour Radio Program, 1928
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#23 Ah, Simpler Times
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#24 Thank Goodness We Don’t Have Sexist Ads From The 20s To 50s Anymore, Because This Is Just Silly 💀
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#25 Prank My Great Grandpa’s Friends Played On Him In The 70’s
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#26 The Guy Who’s Got A Girl In Every City. Delta Airlines Ad, 1973
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#27 Sally Simkin’s Is As Thicc As A Dump Truck…
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#28 Hefty Girls Wanted For Police Force (Must Be Fairly Good Looking). London Metropolitan Police, 1930s
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#29 Who Remembers People Smoking In The Malls Back In The 1980’s ?!
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#30 A Friend Sent Me One Of These Ads & I Thought It Was Some Sort Of Parody/Joke. Sadly, No
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#31 William Van Alen, Architect Of The Chrysler Building, Dressed As The Chrysler Building At The Society Of Beaux Arts Architects Ball
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#32 Children Dressed As Billiard Balls
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#33 Liberace Takes A Bubble Bath, 1978
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#34 Defense Shoes To Protect Young Girl From Street Romeos
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#35 Old School Racist
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#36 The Protection Ball
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#37 My Grandfather’s Signature Pose In Photos, Took His Resemblance To A Certain Dictator A Little Too Seriously
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#38 Sugar Information, Inc., 1964
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#39 The 70s Were A Wild Time
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#40 This Was A Size 20 In 1965. Look At This Plus-Sized Heifer!
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#41 Women Are Especially Susceptible, Doctors Say… To Troubles Caused By Harsh Toilet Tissue. Scott, 1930
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#42 In 1936, The “Dog Sack” Was Invented To Keep Cars Clean While Traveling With Pets
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#43 This Doctors Kit For Blowing Tobacco Smoke Up Your Butt As A Medical Treatment From 1774
In the 18th century, tobacco smoke enemas became a legitimate treatment for headaches, respiratory failure, colds, hernias, and those “who give the appearance of death.” Soon tobacco smoke enemas were used for treating typhoid fever and even cholera outbreaks, during the “stage of collapse” and death. Before bellows were included in the resuscitation kit, a simple tube from the mouth was used.
The results could be disastrous to the tobacco smoke blower. If the practitioner inadvertently inhaled (instead of blew) during a coughing spell, diarrhea particles containing cholera could be aspirated and swallowed. The practitioner’s demise would often result. The introduction of bellows and a variety of rectal tubes to the process spared practitioners from this horrible fate, and for a time tobacco enemas were regarded as a mainstream treatment for a wide variety of maladies.
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#44 72m Marries 22f Step-Granddaughter. 1907
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#45 Was This A Cojmon Way To Dress Your Bridesmaids Back In The Day?
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#46 “For Men Of Action” Zipper Front Underwear, 1969
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#47 Should A Woman Work Before Marriage? (1963)
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#48 Ella Fitzgerald Arrested After Singing To An Integrated Audience In 1955
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#49 A Couple On An Airplane Smoking A Cigarette (1960’s)
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#50 God, The Rod, And Your Child’s Bod. By Larry Tomczak, 1982
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#51 Still From The 1962 Movie Lolita. It Was Camp Q In The Book The Movie Is Based On
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#52 How Else Are You Going To Snag A Husband?
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#53 Menswear From The Jc Penney Catalog, 1970
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#54 The “Change Daily Girl”
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#55 Paparazzi Take Pictures Of Bill Clinton’s Cat Named Socks, 1992
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#56 A Disguised Secret Witness Testifies In A Courtroom On A Drug Case. Washington, 1952
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#57 1990: No Joy In Gay, W. Va
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#58 Can You Even Imagine? Northwest Airlines Organist, 1959
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#59 Old Gold Cigarette Ad I Found In The Walls Of A House I’m Renovating. Probably From The Late 20s Or 30s
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#60 The Sausage Queen, 1955
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#61 Hmm Yes, Blow Smoke In Her Face
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#62 The Message Is Perfectly Simple
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#63 Full-Face Swimming Mask Helped Protect Women’s Skin From The Sun, 1920s
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#64 Miss Correct Posture Winners, Chicago Chiropractic Convention, May 1956. Contestants Were Typically Judged On Beauty And Poise, Posture, And X-Rays To Evaluate Their Spinal Structure
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#65 I Never Knew That Pickles Are A Gateway D**g?
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#66 This Ad In A 1968 Life Magazine
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#67 A Union Officer Being Silly 1860-65
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#68 1927 Joke Book
Crazy this was once in a kids school library.
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#69 The N**ple Bra
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#70 1911 Pic Found On Chronophoto
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#71 Camel Urges You To Smoke 5 Cigarettes With Dinner To Cleanse Your Palate
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#72 Teenagers’ Marriage Criteria From Progressive Farmer October 1955
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#73 Memorizing Your Keys In Typing Class (1960s)
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#74 It’s Leap-Year Girls!
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#75 Pediatric Cough Remedy
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#76 1976. I Was Alive In 1976
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#77 Let Gert Jonnys Introduce You To The Psychotic World Of 1970s Swedish Dance Music
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#78 For The Modern Woman’s “Face”
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#79 Liberace 1971
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#80 Tim Allen’s Mugshot When He Was Arrested In 1978 After Walking Into Kalamazoo Airport With 650 Grams Of C**aine
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#81 1918 Flu Epidemic Campaign Poster
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#82 Ku Klux Kindness! Atlanta Journal Constitution 1948-12-23
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#83 The 1903 Mugshot Of Bertha Liebbeke, A Woman Who Would Approach Wealthy Men In Crowds And Pretend To Faint In Their Arms — Then Would Relieve Them Of All The Valuables In Their Pockets
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#84 How To Dress A Rabbit Without A Knife. From The Us Air Force Survival Training Manual
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#85 His And Hers Gear Shifter
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#86 Children Playing With A Toy Guillotine, France (1959)
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#87 Book Found In The Garage – Achieving The Impossible
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#88 My Children Were Ashamed Of Me…
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#89 McDonald’s, 1987
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#90 Propaganda Against Swing/Jazz Dancing [1920s]
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#91 ~1947 Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring That Contained Radioactive Polonium-210 In A Spinthariscope. Distributed By Kix Cereal, In Exchange For 15 Cents And A Box Top
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#92 It’s Not A Party, Until The Bugle Comes Out
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#93 Truly Awful And Offensive Tshirt
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#94 Stunningly Racist Photo Stand-In, Lion Country Safari, Florida, Circa 1983
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#95 Coors Defines Sexy In The 70s
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#96 A Dangerous Playground From The 70s
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#97 Ribs In A Can (Armour, 1963)
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#98 Just A Child Playing With Small Alligators, Los Angeles, 1910s
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#99 Protect Our Husbands From The Wiles Of The ‘Sea Vamps’
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#100 Hawaiian Shark Stick, 1982
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#101 Teenager Party, Featuring “Teenagers.” C1958
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#102 A Doctor Determines A Girl’s Racial Identity By The Color Of Her Eyes. Germany, 1936
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#103 The Original Michelin Man, 1898
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#104 Really Stepped It Up For The Second Edition!
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#105 H.i.s. Menswear Ad: For Whom The Bells Toll, 1969
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#106 Futuristic Baby Stroller, West Germany, 1950s
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#107 Mad Magazine’s Tiparillo Ad (1966): “The Day A Gentleman Finally Offers A Lady A Tiparillo”
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#108 1897. Buffalo, NY
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#109 May 1, 1970: Mississippi Bans ‘Sesame Street’ Show
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#110 Those Beatnicks! Living In Hobo Love! – Movie Poster From The 1959 Crime Drama, “The Rebel Set.”
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#111 German Greeting Card From The Early To Mid-Century Of A Female Krampus Who Punishes Bad Men
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#112 Thankfully They Changed The Offensive Title To “Chinamen,” For Later Editions. 1948
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#113 Charlie C In 1943
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#114 Want To Wear Black Face, But Don’t Want To Wear Makeup? Rubber Masks!
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#115 Why He Look Like That?
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#116 Helmet With A Built – In Communication Device,1960s
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