Comments on: Let's play, "Guess the 1950s (women's) tranquilizer"

By: Kristy

Kristy — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:35:40 +0000

To all greetings! I represent an interesting blog on tranquilizers Tranquillizers (anxiolytics, ataractics)

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:15:16 +0000

I grew up in the 1950s (born in 1940); I remember my Mom saying she was taking her "happy pill," which probably explains how she was the ultimate stay-at-home Mom who did so much work, helped others, took care of her family, and still managed to look great for my Dad when he came home. No wonder they used helpers like this!! My PR mentor, Frank Long, was part of the team that conceived the "buried car" concept in 1957 when he worked for NYC's N. W. Ayers PR firm. That's where they included a tranquilizer in the "contents of a woman's purse" put into the trink back then to be dug up on 2007 when the Plymouth Beleveder was unveiled. That was the generatoin of perfect homemakers like "Leave it to Beaver" and June CleAVER.

By: dan

dan — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:20:04 +0000

apparently it was named after the town in NJ named Milltown, which is where I work oddly enough

By: RJS

RJS — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:59:11 +0000

HmmmMMMmmmm, that hadn't even occurred to me. I wonder if that was it…

PS- WTF kind of name is "Miltown"???

By: #1 Dinosaur

#1 Dinosaur — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:12:45 +0000

Meprobamate.

First synthesized in 1950, released as Miltown (one "l") in 1955.

By: dan

dan — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:23:35 +0000

Milltown no doubt.