“Last, week,' ’ said a Wellington tobacconist to one of his “regulars, ’ a new chum, fresh from the old dart, happened along, and we got yarning. What surprised him most was our shops. “Why,” he said, “they’re up to London form, some of ’em —’specially the tobacco shops.” “’'Course I agreed. Well, he wanted a bit of tobacco, ‘something extra special.’ So I asked had he tried toasted New Zealand?” “What’s that?” says he. I told him. “Oidn’t know there was any New Zealand tobacco,” he says. I had to laugh! * '‘Easy to see you’re a limejuieer, ” I said. Well I recommended a tin of Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), —and he’s been in twice since for more!” “Can’t beat Cut Plug No. 10,” said the customer addressed, “unless it’s Navy Out No. 3 ((Bulldog), Cavendish, Rive rhea d Gold, or Desert Gold. It’s just a matter of the strength you prefer.” “And mind you,” said the weed merchant, “there’s next to no nicotine in those five brands. You can smoke them as freely as you jolly well .please. “Toasted can’t hurt you.”—Advt
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 22 September 1934, Page 5
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182Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 22 September 1934, Page 5
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