Word: augusts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Chairman Stone was less concerned about cigarets-more than 100 billion of which were sold in the first ten months of 1929, an increase of 13% over 1928-than he was about chewing and smoking tobacco. There has been a 1% decline in plugs. Vice-Chairman Stone's august and expert explanation was this...
...banquet tendered President Fortes Gil in Puebla City last August upon the conclusion of the last revolution, the Chief Executive, who has high plans for making Mexico temperate, scanned the liberal wine list, then suggested to General Almada that they both swear off tobacco and liquor, that the first to fumar (smoke) should pay the winner 100 silver pesos ($50), the first to beber (drink) should pay 200 silver pesos ($100). General Almada manfully agreed...