Word: tobacco
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...William Crapo Durant, motorcar maker, announced that he would give $25,000 for the best plan submitted on Prohibition enforcement, no fewer than 23,230 competitors rushed forward with suggestions. Came a plan from a general in the Brazilian army. Came plans from African, Asiatic, Oceanic missionaries; from Connecticut tobacco-chewers, from Pittsburgh gin-millers. Came plans from "sorrowing mother," "drunkard's widow," "rum runner's deserted wife." Came also a plan from Major Chester Paddock Mills, onetime (1926-27) Prohibition Administrator for the New York City district. Last week the awarding committee, headed by President-Emeritus William...
...southeast's idea of itself is increasingly industrial and commercial. Especially is this true of the Carolinas. where all is tobacco, peanuts and power. To Wiinston-Salem on the north, Durham on the east and the Piedmont ("Where Wealth Awaits You") Section on the south, the Duke Power Co. furnishes 849,905 h.p. to light lights and turn wheels. Duke is building additional plants on the Catawba River near Charlotte to furnish 600,000 h.p. more...
Snake Valley v. Tobacco...
...haven't we had some news as to when and by whom the challenges being flung out by the Tobacco Interests will be taken up? Camels started the game by suggestively placing pretty women in their ads, Chesterfields followed by having their lady beg to have some blown her way; and now Old Golds show their lady as actually smoking. But Lucky Strikes win the prize in this race for new customers, by making a direct appeal to the more youthful men and women with their "Reach for a Lucky...
...American Tobacco Co. this week announced the appropriation of $12,300,000 to advertise Lucky Strike cigaret in 1929. Of this amount, $6,500,000 will be spent in newspapers, virtually every U.S. daily being included in the list; $3,000,000 will be spent for billboards, $1,200,000 for magazine space, $1,000,000 for window displays and other "dealer helps," and $600,000 for radio. The $12,300,000 appropriation is probably the largest sum ever invested in the advertising of one product. General Motors has spent about $17,000,000 in a year's advertising...