And, of course, the first Tampax AND - special
for you! - the American fax tampon,
from the early 1930s, which also came in bags.
See a Modess True or False? ad in The American
Girl magazine, January 1947, and actress Carol Lynley
in "How Shall I Tell My Daughter" booklet ad (1955) - Modess . . . . because ads (many dates).

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"Remember how simple life used to be?" ads, date ?, Kotex
ad for stick menstrual tampons
See the first ad and read a discussion.
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Below: The ad, date and publication unknown,
measures 8 1/8 x 10 7/8" (20.7 x 27.7 cm).
"No bulky cardboard tubes" is a swipe at Tampax, which invented them.
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