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Thursday, June 7, 2007
Smoke Camels, be a better sniper
Back in February, 1938 Camel ran this ad in Popular Science, promising that smoking their cancer-sticks would make you a better sniper -- er, "expert marksman." Link
See also: Allen Ginsberg's "Put Down Your Cigarette Rag"
Update: David uploaded a couple great radio ads for cigs: Camels, Philip Morris. David notes, "I particularly enjoyed the claim that doctors recommend a certain brand of cigarettes for sore throat sufferers."
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