Old-Timey Life Hacks from Forever Ago

Apparently instead of surgeon generals warnings and pictures of diseased lungs, cigarette packages used to contain household, survival and safety tips. Here are some vintage life hacks. For some more recent life hacks that aren't exactly relevant today, here are 90s lifehacks to free your time for drinking surge and listening to pearl jam. For something more relevant, here are some life pro tips.

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