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Full color 9 3/4″ x 13 1/2″ ad that is for Camel Cigarettes. This ad starts out with the statement “Why I Choose Camels…” and then gives pictures and statements from six fairly famous people stating why they chose Camel Cigarettes“. First we have the “Nat’l Open Golf Champion, record-smashing Tony Manero, says: “I had healthy nerves and good digestion on my side. Naturally I would. I’m a hearty Camel smoker. Camels don’t get on my nerves. And ‘For digestion’s sake – smoke Camels hits the ball right on the nose. When I enjoy Camels, I feel cheered up, enjoy my food more and have a feeling of ease afterwards”. Next we have “Spunky, Globe-Circling Reporter Dorothy Kilgallen. She carried Camels on her record-breaking dash around the world. ‘I ate all kinds of food – snatched meals anywhere,’ she says, ‘but Camels helped to keep my digestion tuned up. I’ll bet on Camels anytime. They set me right”. Third, we have “Jungle Explorer, Lawrence T. K. Griswold, has headed expeditions to Tibet, Komodo, The Amazon, Africa and the mysterious lost cities in the ancient Mayas. His experience: Eating in the jungle is no picnic. I look forward to the sense of digestive ease that smoking Camels brings me”. Fourth, we see “Indianapolis Race Victor Lou Meyer, enjoying his Camel after winning the grueling 500-mile Auto Classic. As Lou himself says: ‘I’ll hand it to Camels for setting my digestion to rights. I smoke Camels as often as I like. And my nerves and digestion are sound as the motor in my racer”. Next, we have “Sir Hubert Wilkins, knighted for his scientific feats in both the Artic and the Antarctic, says: ‘Where I have gone, Camels have gone. Camels are my stand-by. I find Camels add gusto to my meal – even if its only pemmican and dry biscuit. A Camel often gives me the lift I need to carry on”. And, lastly, we have “New York Debutante, Miss Rose Winslow, descendant of the Mayflower Pilgrims and highly places in New York social life, recommends Camels for mildness. ‘Camels never have an unpleasant effect on my nerves or my throat,’ she adds. ‘I find Camels particularly welcome at mealtimes and after”.
Source: March 1, 1937 Life magazine.
