From newspapers to candy to churros, the New York City subway system has long been a ripe and irresistible marketplace. Back in the early 20th century, an advertising entrepreneur named Artemas Ward ...
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Who among us would imagine that chewing gum has ancient origins? Many cultures around the word used various substances as chewing gum. In the ...
The devices are ubiquitous in our world yet those as we know them didn’t emerge until the latter days of the 19th century. But wait! The very first vending machine was actually invented almost two ...
From hero of Alexandria to tutti-frutti of New York: the years to 1918 -- Robots can sell anything; robots will sell everything, 1918-1931 -- Cigarettes blaze the way, 1932-1939 -- The war on slugs ...