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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2837, 24 January 1925, Page 2

I'Vw people uro probably aware lliitl, lolmcco was at one lime e\ lensively ciillivalcd in Kngland. Winclicombe, in Gloucestershire, claims I In' honour of being I lie lira I, plnee in (lie Uhl Country to grow |,lie weed. The dried and e.ured leaf was comparal ively expensive al. first bill, by I lie time of James IT. the “best Virginia” was sold at 2/- per lb., and was in great demand. It would be inlercStiny to compare, if that were possible, the tobacco of I hat day with that of our own day. Modern methods of manufacture have of course worked wonders. Some of the purest tobaccos now da the. market are grown in New Zealand and they owe their fine Haven- largely to flit; fact that they are all toasted —a new departure. Owing |o their containing such a trifling amount of nicotine, these brands may be smoked all day without unpleasant or injurious consequences : “Hiverhead Gold* is a fine aromatic tobacco; “Toasted Navy Cut” (Bulldog label) medium, and “Cut Plug No. IU (Bull’s Head) full llavoured. They are meeting with a

Advertiser wants boards and deuce near the rope works.