"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,” ho said, "smokers aro’nt like that when it comes to tobacco. Generally smoke same old brand?” "That’s right, one of my regulars has been smoking same brand for 25 years.” j" What's his fancy?” Same as your’s' I —Cut Plug No. 3 0.” The caller nodded, "I sure freeze ou a good thing when 1 strike it; what’s the other toasted brands, again?” "Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold, and Desert Gold: When I open a case of tins it’s empty in no time. Smokers can’t resist toasted.” "True, O King! —I know I can’t!” “Yes, toasted has a lot to recommend it,” said the tobacconist, "being toasted it’s practically without nicotine, the flavour’s 0.K., and it has a bosker bouquet.” "You’ve said it,” laughed his pal, and with a iu Cheerio”, ho went his way.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 29, 4 February 1937, Page 7
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