Illustração Portugueza, No. 123, Junho 20 1908 - 1

Illustração Portugueza, No. 123, June 20 1908 - 1, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Ads for travel agency Ernst George Sucessores, "providers to the royal house"; medication Aloina Houdé, for migraines and digestive problems; for the psychic madame Brouillard; for water Castello; cologne Princia violet; perfume Floramye; swiss silk Schweisser; oriental pills for the breasts; and Companhia Papel do Prado, paper manufacturers.

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - back cover

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - back cover, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Ad to a contest of the newspaper O Século, 1908. Prizes were jewellery, money, houses, cars, trips, home furniture, house appliances, clothes, etc.

Splash award

Obrigada ao Manuel do blog Coisas do Arco da Velha pelo prémio Splash! :)

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 33a

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 33a, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Ad for Madame Brouillard, psychic. She was later exposed as a schizophrenic.

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 1c

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 1c, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Violet, Royal Soap de Thridace.

Good Trip

good trip, originally uploaded by wackystuff.

German pentecost postcard mailed in 1929

April Fools!

April Fools!, originally uploaded by wackystuff.

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 1b

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 1b, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 1a

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 1a, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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"Breasts

Developed, reconstituted, embellished, fortified with oriental pills.

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 1

Illustração Portugueza, No. 101, January 27 1908 - 1, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Ads for Schweizer & Co. Silk; oriental pills for toning breats; Papel do prado company; perfume Azurea; Água Castello (award winning bottled water); Princia violet perfume; Klytia lotion creme and powder, sold by the Beauty Institute; Baume Bengué, cream for rheumatism and pain; Royal Soap of Thridace Violet; dentist Gaston Lot; and baby food Nestlé.