Judge, 1929-10-26 · page 2 of 36
Judge — October 26, 1929 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Advertisement for Raleigh Cigarettes This page is primarily a **cigarette advertisement** rather than political satire. It depicts two figures in elaborate period costume (appearing to be from a theatrical production) in what looks like a backstage or intimate social scene. One figure holds what appears to be a cigarette case or compact. The ad copy emphasizes that Raleigh cigarettes are used by people in "every phase of metropolitan life" and highlights the product's "31 unusually fine tobaccos blended" with a distinctive rolling method. The phrase "Blended puff-by-puff" is the marketing tagline. The theatrical costuming and sophisticated setting appeal to aspirational, cosmopolitan consumers. This reflects early 20th-century advertising strategies targeting urban sophistication and social status through cigarette marketing—before health warnings existed.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
ALEIGH is playing a very com- 4 panionable part in every phase of metropolitan life... if you > 3 4 Py 3 2 P 4 + leave the theatre to assist at a midnight sail- ing there’s no particular need to stock up —for the porter on West Street will let you have one of his; he affects good things too. Neither you nor he care very much that there are 31 unusually fine tobaccos blended in every single puff of every single Raleigh— nor that the flavor can’t be copied —nor that the method of rolling can’t be matched. We mention it simply because you and he are creatures of curiosity —you're always wanting us to explain why you're having a good time. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION le, Kentucky | Toenty PLAIN OR TIPPED comicbooks.com