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  -Why did cigarette companies in the 1880s decide to start issuing baseball cards featuring high-paid celebrities like Mike  King  Kelly to endorse their products? A)  Kelly's scandalous off-field behavior including his alcoholism made him a public favorite. B)  Kelly's athleticism and refined bearing made him the ideal man to legitimize tobacco use. C)  Kelly thought this type of advertisement would launch his baseball career. D)  Kelly's portrayal on baseball cards would offset ministers' anger for playing on Sundays.
-Why did cigarette companies in the 1880s decide to start issuing baseball cards featuring high-paid celebrities like Mike "King" Kelly to endorse their products?


A) Kelly's scandalous off-field behavior including his alcoholism made him a public favorite.
B) Kelly's athleticism and refined bearing made him the ideal man to legitimize tobacco use.
C) Kelly thought this type of advertisement would launch his baseball career.
D) Kelly's portrayal on baseball cards would offset ministers' anger for playing on Sundays.

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