GOOD BUSINESS
TEN CIGARETTES GROW INTO £200 An olfn-iM' hue k from Archangel tells u storv oi iiartcr and exeluuige \vhi-h is in itself an ext raordinarv conuni'ntarv on the hines. A British inerclianl seiiiiian went asliorc with 10 eigarettes in liis purkel. i'or these he ohtained 100 rouliles Irjiin Ihe Kussians. Wilh the money he brought 12 wine glasses which he took ulioanl a British merehant maii. where the sleward, verv sliort of glasses, gave hioi two bottles of gin in exchange lor them. Tueking the bottles nntler liis uriti, he boarded an American mercha ut muii. whieli was absolutely drv, and this time fo.und that he couhl obtain ('000 cigaret tes for the bottles. lle did not miss thut opjiortunity.' either. Ashore again, he sold these to the Kussians for 10.000 roubles. With the money he bouglit two fine skins, which he sold in London to a fur dealer for £200.
Time tested remedy — Coughs, Colds, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. W. E. Woods, Ltd., Larubton Quay, NVptta.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 July 1946, Page 2
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