Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans (Captain Tootsie #26)
| Captain Tootsie is the spokes-toon for Tootsie Rolls, having appeared in numerous ads from 1943 to approximately 1955. He also appeared in newspapers, and possibly magazines, in addition to comics. I've run across one set of daily ads so far, along with Sunday strips, and a two-issue comic book called The Adventures of Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion. Just enjoy the ads. Unless there's something significant to point out, I'm not going to say a lot about them. |
When I was reading this ad, I found myself wondering: Do orphanages still exist in America? As you can see from the link, I found an answer with a history of orphanages in America. If you don't feel like reading it, the short answer is no, because they've been replaced by the foster care system.
Foster care is run through the Administration for Children & Families, or ACF, and while often shown negatively in fiction, it is to my mind one of the most important systems the U.S. has in place. I knew someone that grew up in foster care due to tragedy. Although their reason for being in foster care was truly awful, ultimately they were taken care of, and they turned out to be a decent human being. What more can you ask from anyone's life?
The article also mentions that "Prior to the establishment of organized orphanages in the 1800s, children whose families could not care for them often were placed with relatives or neighbors informally and without the involvement of the court." I can tell you that as late as the 1920's, this was still going on, because one of my grandmother's siblings was raised by the neighbors in this way.
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