58 pages., Journal article via online., Historical analysis of print advertising in the early 20th Century revealed that "in an era of scientific discovery and therapeutic ethos, fruits and vegetables were advertised as medical tonics, with 'prescriptions' that included recommended daily doses, to ward off or cure real or imagined medical ailments (flu, listlessness, acidosis)." Findings identified social positives and negatives associated with this practice. Researchers recommended use of a broader social marketing and transdisciplinary approach.
Jardine, W.M. (author / President, Kansas State Agricultural College)
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
1922-07-12
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22529
Notes:
Agricultural Publishers Association Archives, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 5., Presented at the general session of A.A.C.W., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 12, 1922. Included in Agricultural Publishers Association, Special Bulletin of July 1, 1922, pp. 1-5., Urges advertisers to focus not only on what farmers buy, but also on helping them market what they produce. "I am firmly convinced that the marketing of farm produce in America is going to offer a steadily increasing opportunity for the expert in selling."
