It makes sense for an anthropomorphized monocle to be a cyclops.  From Wake Forest's 1958 yearbook.

"The rose by any other name smells just as sweet!  And that goes for Limburger too!"  From The Film Daily, 1931.

Here's a precursor to the Back to the Future poster.  (Thanks to PleasantScreams for noticing this!)  From Improvement Era, 1944.

From The Current Sauce, 1952.

He gets four seasons' service from his underwear and wants to hear all about yours.  From Collier's, 1915.

This ad is saying that making a long distance telephone call is the same as a piano lesson.  From Together, 1968.

From Together, 1965.

From The Film Daily, 1931.

"I touched a button and it was the happiest moment of my life."  From Improvement Era, 1930.

From Collier's (1919).

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"Weakly, insolent and rested" as opposed to "healthy, wealthy and wise."  From The Current Sauce, 1957.

From Weird Tales, 1932.

Q: "Afraid to bleach linens?"

A: The fear eats away at us.

From Improvement Era, 1941.

"ME—in a rut? –Could be!"  From Mechanix Illustrated, May 1945.

Here's a precursor to today's worthless self-help books.  The first three ways to get what you want are blank, and the fourth is to "look around you."  The only self-help book we can vouch for is How to Be Your Own Cat.  From Millikin's 1948 yearbook.

From Motion Picture Herald, 1931.

Reblog if you're suddenly picturing an old refrigerator fetching the daily newspaper.  From Improvement Era, 1926.

From The Current Sauce, 1973.

From The New Movie Magazine, 1935.