Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Weird Tract Number 54" "The King's Insurance" by The Faith, Prayer, and Tract League

Troy Davis writes:

This old  tract (probably from the '40s or '50s) put out by The Faith, Prayer, and Tract League of Grand Rapids, Michigan (which is still around) isn't really weird; it's just lame. The idea that someone would pick up a piece of paper because they believe it is an insurance ad is really weak stuff. It isn't just the front page but the entire tract is formatted like an insurance policy ad including headings such as "Paid up Capital" and "Reason for Insuring in the King's Insurance Company." I'm sure the tract writers thought they were too clever by half; they weren't.

The Museum of Weird and Demented Religious Tracts is a project of Les Zazous Postmodern Art Galley of Bellaire, Ohio. Read the Welcome Statement of The Museum here.

For more on the gallery, check out the web site here and the gallery's Twitter handle is @ZazousLes.  The Twitter handle for the museum is @WeirdTracts

The index of tracts for the museum's website is here

Contributions of weird tracts to the museum can be made by mail: send your weird tracts to Les Zazous Postmodern Art Gallery 3475 Guernsey Street, Bellaire, Ohio 43906.



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