Friday, May 14, 2021

You don't see ads like this anymore (1968)

 I first ran across a copy of Guideposts in the waiting room of a doctor's office some years back. Founded by Norman Vincent Peale and his wife in 1945, Guideposts is still active today, and has always been a non-profit project. Now 76 years strong, its positive messages are just what we need to wade through the mess of today's society.

However, you just don't see them promoting the magazine or the organization like they did back in 1968, when a series of ads would air. Most, like this one, were narrated by Art Fleming (Jeopardy!):



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