“I’ve not smoked for donkey’s years,” he chatted to the tobacconist. “Used to smoke a lot when I lived in America—strong stuff, strong enough to make your hair curl! Had to chuck it! Nerves wouldn’t stand it. Doctor’s orders. So I stopped smoking altogether. But just lately I’ve been hankering for a pipe again. Got any really safe stuff, not too strong?” “Lots,” said the tobacconist, “but the best of the bunch, if you ask me, is Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog). Medium. The manufacturers toast it. Some special process of their own. That brings out the flavour and the fragrance too. Gets the nicotine out of it likewise. So it don’t affect heart dr nerves.” “Sounds too good to be true,” laughed the old smoker.. “You ought to have a bjg demand for it.” “I have “and for the other genuine toasted brands—Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. Most of my ‘regulars’ smoke toasted. You’ll like Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog.” He did!
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 67, 29 April 1946, Page 2
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