Find a Leaking Ship

This is the tenth in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Many a foundering ship could be rescued by your ideas and energy. A failing business, a scout troop, a church choir, a public … Continue reading Find a Leaking Ship

The Dumbest Person in the World

This is the ninth in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. How dumb? Very dumb. It's the American who knocks what he's got. Here's what he's got: A country of unbounded beauty. Almost … Continue reading The Dumbest Person in the World

(General) Doolittle Did a Lot, and So Have Many Others

This is the eighth in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Who was this skylarking exuberant young eagle who raced across the sky and into the hearts of people everywhere? His name, a … Continue reading (General) Doolittle Did a Lot, and So Have Many Others

Don’t Quit

This is the seventh in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. Is that what you want to do? Quit? Anybody can do that. Takes no talent. takes no guts. It's exactly what your … Continue reading Don’t Quit

Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?

This is the fourth in a collection of newspaper ads from United Technologies that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the original ad. There's a major crime committed in America at the rate of one every 3 seconds. A murder every 24 minutes. A robbery … Continue reading Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?