Did you know Thorazine is ideal to calm senile agitation? Were you aware that a thorough Lysol douche can ensure happy married love? I bet you didn't know that the wrong coffee can lead to child abuse or that flies, the most dangerous insects known, can lead to infant death.
Now, before you laugh at how gullible 20th-century consumers were, don't forget Smilin' Bob and the miracle, girth-increasing properties of male-enhancement herbs.
Still, ads of the past are amusing. And often very, very disturbing.
See Weirdomatic's Old Creepy Ads and Creepy Vintage Advertising at Found in Mom's Basement to see what I mean.