Word: tobacco
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Mrs. Edward Johnston, widow of R. J. Reynolds (tobacco); at Winston-Salem, N. C, after the birth of a son. In addition to her husband, 20 years her junior, she is survived by two sons and two daughters by her first marriage. In memory of Mr. Reynolds, she recently gave Winston-Salem a $750,000 auditorium...
Complimentary jars of Velvet tobacco so were distributed yesterday by the Laggett & Myers Tobacco Co to all the clubs and fraternities in the University as the opening feature of their extensive advertising campaign in the colleges of New England if any organizations failed to receive the compliment any tobacco they should notify Mr. W. R. Thomas division sales manager at 106 Friend St. Boston...
...growing ascendency of tobacco over opium in China...
...tobacco trade is asking: "Can the Chinaman be taught to smoke? If so, what?" Inquiry reveals the fact that in China the old fashioned water pipe is passing, and cigars are too expensive for popular consumption. On the other hand, the coolie is taking very kindly to the cigarette. In fact, declares President R. M. Ellis of the Tobacco Products Export Co., cigarette consumption is growing in China at an even faster rate than in the United States...
...present the bulk of cigarette manufacturing is done by three interests in the order named: British-American Tobacco Co., Nanyang Brothers, the Tobacco Products Export Co. The second named concern represents Chinese capital, the other two British and American. About 80% of the tobacco used by Chinese cigarette factories is grown...