Warning: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, class '' not found in /home/c3yxf4pauoh2/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php on line 324
Cigarettes… Fitness you can… | History's Newsstand Blog

Cigarettes… Fitness you can…

February 25, 2016 by  
Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post

While pairing the concept of superior athleticism with cigarette smoking as an advertising ploy would come across ridiculous in today’s “enlightened” culture, there was a time when this was not the case. In fact, professional athletes promoting cigarettes (see the ad from a NYT, October 1, 1941 shown below) was as common in early-to-mid 1900’s as the same promoting energy and “health” drinks is today. I wonder if our children’s children will look back on today wondering how we could have been (dare I say) duped by such connections. Are health drinks really healthy? Time will likely tell.Blog-2-25-2016-Joe-DiMagio-Camel-ad

If you liked this post, you may also enjoy...

Filed under: Food for Thought, Newspaper Collecting Ideas, The 20th & 21st Centuries
Tagged: , , , ,

Comments

2 Responses to “Cigarettes… Fitness you can…”

  1. Tom on February 25th, 2016 7:26 pm

    People that weren’t around in that era or soon after have no idea the prevalence of smoking.

    I’m a big fan of old TV shows and have been watching old game shows on Buzzzr TV. Every episode of “I’ve Got a Secret” has Gary Moore smoking his lungs out 😎

    Thanks for the interesting picture above.

    Tom

  2. GuyHeilenman on March 2nd, 2016 1:17 pm

    Thank you Tom – and you are 100% correct.

Feel free to leave a comment...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!