Smokers die young! So the antitobacs are never tired of telling us. Yet the newspapers are constantly giving the lie to this assertion, and an ounce of fact is worth a pound of sayso. The deaths of smokers of advanced age, as you must have noticed, are frequently chronicled in the World Press. Apropos of this the demise of Timothy Humphries, of Melbourne, has just been recorded. Tim was a “character.” He had no use for cigarettes or cigars, but loved his pipe. He started to smoke at 17 and lived to be 87. Seventy years of smoking! He was particular in his chofce of tobacco though—so ought you to be if you value yotir health. The safest of all tobaccos is “toasted.” Why? ..Simply because it is toasted! Toasting rids it of its nicotine. That’s why it’s so safe. While for flavour and aroma its equal cannot be found. There are only five brands of, real toasted:—Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulllog), Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. Make a note of that! N 4
In the evening, the hall committee held a dance which was well attended. A very pleasant time was spent by all. Mrs R. McDonald and Mr Wilson were the winners of the Monte Carlo waltz. The matches to decide the holders of the Birehall Cups were played recently. The winners were: Ladies, Miss E. Neale; men, A. Day. T3LACE Your next order for WHITE BLOTTING PAPER and CARBON PAPER with CJs. Cjit to any size required.—Northern Advocate Jobbing Department. 35
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Northern Advocate, 25 March 1937, Page 3
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