Judge, 1928-04-28 · page 36 of 36
Judge — April 28, 1928 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is a **cigarette advertisement**, not political satire. It features Betty Compson, a genuine silent-film actress popular in the 1920s-30s, endorsing Lucky Strike cigarettes. The ad claims cigarettes provide stress relief for actors during filming and promises "no throat irritation" or cough—marketing language that would later become infamous as tobacco companies made health claims now known to be false. This represents a historical artifact of pre-regulation advertising when celebrities routinely endorsed tobacco products, and health warnings were absent. The page demonstrates how cigarette manufacturers used Hollywood glamour to market their products to consumers during an era before such advertising was restricted.
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ore > ie BETTY COMPSON Noted Motion Picture Star, writes: “The strain of constant posing before a camera is sometimes great. A few puffs from a good cigarette is the quickest relief. I always have Luckies on the set. They soothe with- out the slightest throat irri- © tation.” tery No Throat Irritation No Cough. comicbooks.com