Judge, 1931-08-01 · page 3 of 36
Judge — August 1, 1931 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is a **cigarette advertisement, not satire or political commentary**. It's a vintage Spud menthol cigarettes ad from the Axton-Fisher Tobacco Company (Louisville, Kentucky), pricing at 20 for 10¢ US / 20 for 3¢ Canada. The ad depicts a couple relaxing outdoors—a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and man in casual clothing—promoting smoking as a leisure activity. The marketing pitch emphasizes "clean taste" and "cooler smoke," claiming the product keeps one's "mouth and throat...comfortably clean" regardless of smoking frequency. This reflects **mid-20th century tobacco marketing** that normalized smoking and made unsubstantiated health claims. Modern readers would recognize this as historically significant evidence of aggressive cigarette promotion before health regulations and warnings were implemented.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Foor -LOOSE AND FANCY FREE WITH TIME TO ENJOY YOUR CIGARETTES? .--Choose the Clean Taste of Cooler Smoke! Loafing under a cloudless blue sky, in the country or at the beach, don’t you need a smoke to complete the peaceful picture? What better time to experience Spud’s cooler smoke and the cleaner taste it leaves? Whether you are a once-in-a-while smoker or a 2-pack-a- day smoker...Spud keeps you continually mouth-happy. Your mouth and throat will be moist-cool and comfortably clean, no matter how long or concentrated your smoking session with Spud’s lusty tobacco flavor. That’s why Spud is the “new free- dom in old-fashioned tobacco enjoyment!” $PLUD MENTHOL-COOLED CIGARETTES 20 FOR 20c (U.S.).. .20 FOR 30c (CANADA) comicbooks.com