The “Reach for a Lucky Instead of a Sweet” campaign touched off a major controversy in the early 1930s. Not only did the candy industry rise in protest, but a number of critics now suggested that American Tobacco was using the ads to solicit youngsters.
(Credit: American Tobacco Company, 1930)

 

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