One of Auckland's oldest Identic has been telling an interviewer about the early day*. There w«h no attractive shops in the “ Queen City’’ jn the long ago—just a few general stores, 'and some!lmes,” said the veteran, with a smile, “when ships from over seas were delayed, as often happened then, we had to do without things 11 was hard to do without, i remember once all the storekeepers ran out of tobacco and wo had nothin? to smoke for a week or two. it was poor stmf. that, tobacco, anyhow. You’re better off than wo were for toasted ’ is sold everywhere now—as fine stuff as money can buy.- Such reminiscences are always interesting. Yes. and the difference is hardly greater lltan lit I between ordinary tobacco and Ihe *onumr • toasted.*’ “ \> tine stuff as mnmw can bu> “ rertainlj aptly describes vi,' Plug No. in I?11!!-11.•.,.. . N 1 log). Cavendish, Rlverhead Gold and insert Gold—s» fragrant and delicious so soothing and solacing and being toasted—so com paratively harmless| job
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19890, 20 May 1936, Page 12
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167Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19890, 20 May 1936, Page 12
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