Mrs. Wilkins reads the Ladies' Home Journal

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    Document date is June 1923. Fictional evocation of a housewife's response to reading the Ladies' Home Journal. Provides good background for understanding magazines as vehicles for ad campaigns. Has interesting discussion of her response to advertisements; products mentioned include Lux soap, hand cream and canned food. Also illustrates appeal of coupon offers.
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