Mark Twain once said: “ Woman is a conundrum —but I will never give her up 1” This was in allusion to the changeable views of the adorable sex. The sex is> certainly apt to alter its point of view. • Time was when ladies “couldn’t bear tobacco smoke” —said it made them “ ill.” In those days father and the boys had to seek the seclusion of the coalrhouse or the back-yard when they when: they wanted a whiff. Nowadays thq giirls—young, old, and middle-aged—will tell you'when tobacco smoke is mentioned that they “ love it I” Well, there are worse habits than smoking, and so long as the “ baccy ” is good and not overcharged with nicotine it won’t hurt anyone. Apropos of that, its a pity the imported tobaccos are so full of nicotine. How is it ? Our N.Z. brands are almost free from it. You can smoke them “ till further orders” and take no harm. Sweet, cool, and fragrant they appeal irresistibly to all smokers. All tobacconists stock them. Ask for “Riverhead Gold” (mild). “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium or "Cut Plug No-. 10” (Bullshead) full-strength*
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5186, 3 October 1927, Page 2
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184Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5186, 3 October 1927, Page 2
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