A well-known Auckland lady, an old identity, has no time for the modern miss. Interviewed by a local pressman she discussed the shortcomings of the girls of the period and said if she had smoked cigarettes when she was a girl her mother would have “spanked her and sent her to bed!” But other times, other manners. There’s really no harm in a girl smoking a cigarette than there is in powdering her nose—always provided that the tobacco is really pure and of first-class quality. And that applies to smokers generally. Of course such brands are not quite as common as used tram-tickets, but you have them in "toasted” for the five famous blends Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead). Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold are as near perfection as tobacco can be. Not only are they a joy to the smoker but, thanks to toasting, comparatively harmless, so little nicotine is left in them. They have stood the test of time, emerged triumphant, and challenge comparison with the world’s best
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21179, 28 October 1938, Page 6
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