' ' You'd hardly believe,'' he said to the Chum who'd dropped in, "how pernickety some men are when buying a pipe. A bloke blew in yesterday who priced all my choicest briars and ended up by buying a ninepenny Cherrywood. " The other chap laughed. "Good job," he said, "smokers aren't like that when it comes to tobacco. Generally smoke "same old brandsJ" "That's right, one of my regulars has been smoking same brand for 25 years." "What's his fancy?" "Same • as yoar's — Cut Plug No. 10." The caller nodded, "1 sure freeze on a good tlxing when I strike it; what's the other toasted brands, again?" "Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold, and Desort Gold; When I open a case of tins, it's empty in no time. Smokers can't resist toasted." "True, O King! — 1 know I can't!" j "Y'es, toasted has a lot to recommend | it, " said the tobacconist, "being I toasted it's practically without nico- ! tine, the flavcur's O.K., and il has a boslter bouquet. " "You've said it, " la-xghed his pal, and with a "Oheerio," he went his way.* Mr. H. M. Bennett, F.S.M.C., F.I.O., and Mr. B. M. Bennett, F.S.M.C. (Hons.), F.B.O.A. (Hons), F.I.O., have resumed practice. Hours of consultation: Daily 9. a.m. to 5.30 p.ni. and Frx- ' day night 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., Saturday I 8.30 to. to 12 noon.*
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 2, 18 January 1937, Page 9
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