Smoking women were frowned upon in the once male-dominated smoking world. But the imbalance has shifted over the past decades. Here is a brutal example of the West brand.
Uncle Otto’s Hosenbrummer should give a homely feeling while drinking. Today, the subject would be enough for a small grin.
The Busengrapscher: This blackberry liqueur was advertised sexistically and far from restraint. Falls under the category "No-go".
Heroin (developed by Bayer) came onto the market in 1896 and was used as a pain reliever and cough suppressant as well "non-addictive drug" touted against withdrawal symptoms of morphine and opium. The number of addicts grew rapidly, and a few years later a ban was considered. Production was only discontinued in 1931, from then on Bayer concentrated on the marketing of aspirin.