Judge, 1928-12-29 · page 2 of 37
Judge — December 29, 1928 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily a **cigarette advertisement**, not satire or political commentary. It advertises Melachrino Cigarettes with the tagline "Better Than Ever..." for 1929. The central image shows a cherub or putti figure (a common advertising motif of the era) holding aloft a cigarette box, standing triumphantly on a globe. The numbers "1929" flank the figure, marking the year. The ad copy emphasizes the product's superiority, claiming it uses "pure Turkish"—"the world's most prized and costly tobaccos"—available in multiple tip styles (straw, cork, or plain). This appears in **Judge magazine**, but the content itself is commercial advertising rather than satirical editorial commentary. The cherub imagery and global reference simply marketed the cigarettes as a worldwide premium product.
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BETTER THAN EVER... Melachrino is one of the good things you can look forward to for 1929—the finest quality cigarette in America—made of pure Turkish—the world’s most prized and costly tobaccos. Straw tips, Cork tips or plain ends. MELACHR CIGARETTES ali yams THE ONE CIGARETTE SMOKED THE WORLD OVER THE UNION TOBACCO COMPANY comicbooks.com