The grizzled veteran smilingly accepted a fill from his neighbour's pouch as the express gathered speed. He puffed appreciatively. "Smokers are better off out here than of old" he remarked. "I remember when there was no cut tobacco here. Nothing but Plug and you could take it or leave it. But I say this tobacco of yours is alright! Wonderful country America!" ""That's not American tobacco you're smoking," said the other, "that's New Zealand grown and manufactured. Better than American, I reckon. Harmless too. The manufacturers toast it and free it from nicotine." "Well," said the elderly stranger, "I'm only just back from England, and certainly never expected to find N.Z. producing such tobacco as this. Why it's a treat to smoke it!" And, that's what thousands of smokers say!—so it must be true. But buyers will do well to bear in mind that there are only five brands of the original toasted—Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. Other brands there are purporting to be those named. But they are imitations! #
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LX, Issue 90, 14 November 1939, Page 2
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181Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LX, Issue 90, 14 November 1939, Page 2
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