Judge, 1919-02-08 · page 25 of 32
Judge — February 8, 1919 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire**. It's a full-page advertisement for Tuxedo brand smoking tobacco, placed in *Judge* magazine. The ad promotes Tuxedo's chocolate flavoring as superior to competitors, using the slogan "Your Nose Knows" to appeal to consumers' sensory judgment. The imagery shows a man's face and hand demonstrating the suggested test: rubbing tobacco in your palm to release aroma, then smelling it to compare quality. The copywriting cites the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* to lend scientific credibility to the claim that tobacco "sauces" (flavorings) improve smoking quality. The "money-back guarantee" was a common early 20th-century sales tactic to build consumer confidence. This reflects **pre-health-warning era tobacco marketing**, when such products were advertised without disclaimers about health risks.
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hurry ill, so February 8. 1919 All Smoking lobaccos are Flavorec “Your Nose Knows The Encyclopaedia Britannica says about the manu- facture of smoking tobacco, ‘*... on the Continent and in America certain ‘sauces’ are employed ... the use of the ‘sauces’ is to improve the flavour and burning qualities of the leaves.’?’ Your smoke-enjoyment depends as much upon the Quality and kind of flavoring used as upon the Quality and aging of the tobacco. Tuxedo tobacco uses the purest, most wholesome and delicious of all flavorings — chocolate! That flavoring, added to the finest of carefully aged and blended burley tobacco, produces Tuxedo — the perfect tobacco —‘‘Your Nose Knows.”’ Try This Test: Rub a little Tuxedo briskly in the palm of your hand to bring out its full aroma. Then smell it deep — its delicious, pure fragrance will convince you. Try this test with any other tobacco GUARANTEED TO SATISFY \ and we will let Tuxedo stand or fall on your OR YOUR MONEY BACK judgment—‘** Your Nose Knows.”’ PATTERSON "eg The Perfect Tobacco for Pipe or Cigarette he Guaranteed by inco@eecearco comicbooks.com