This a 1952 Ad for Marlboro, for chain smokers, they say! Click on the inage for a larger view.
Escape from the 'commonplace'. And what common place is that - India? Hmmph!
Btw, Kathmandu is not in India, as the ad suggests. It's in Nepal, a country neighbouring India, has always been. Smoking kills the brain cells, now we know!
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