Life, 1919-11-06 · page 5 of 36
Life — November 6, 1919 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **Camel cigarette advertisement**, not political satire. The ad uses decorative silhouettes of camels at top and bottom—a visual reference to the product's name and exotic branding. The advertisement emphasizes Camel's "unique" blend of "Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos" and claims superiority over competitors, promising a "fascinatingly mellow-mild-body" smoking experience with no unpleasant aftertaste or odor. The large product image shows a Camel cigarette pack held prominently. The text encourages direct comparison with other brands "at any price" and dismisses competitor incentives like "coupons, premiums or gifts." This reflects early 20th-century cigarette marketing, when such advertising appeared routinely in mainstream publications without health warnings—a practice now prohibited.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
‘LIFE: ~ MELS are unique—a real ciga- OUR enthusiasm for Camel Cigarettes will rette revelation! That’s due to steadily increase! They will not tire their quality and to the unusual and your taste, no matter how liberally you smoke! expert blend of choice Turkish and And, each cigarette will just add a little more \choice Domestic tobaccos! to the joy and contentment the wonderfully refreshing Camel flavor hands you so lavishly! Once you know Camels you'll prefer their blend—and what it gives you—the most fasci- natingly mellow-mild-body ever realized in a cigarette—to either kind of tobacco smoked straight! You'll enjoy Camels freedom from any un- pleasant cigaretty aftertaste and from any un- pleasant cigaretty odor! 4 Compare Camels with any cigarette in the world at any price—and forget coupons, pre- miums or gifts! Camels are sold everywhere in scientifically sealed packages of 20 cigarettes; or ten packages (200 cigarettes) in a glassine-paper-covered car- ton. We strongly recommend this carton for the home or office supply or when you travel [am SF) = arm. | Reynolds Tobacco mpany comicbooks.com