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[UK] Smoking job applicant accuses TV antiques expert of discrimination
“She stubbed [the cigarette] out on the floor and came in to inquire about the job vacancy. “I told her what it entailed and when I said we didn’t want a smoker, she accused me of discriminating against smokers, stormed out and slammed the door.”
Nov 5, 2012
Christian Davies Antiques (uk)
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Nov 5, 2012 11:36
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[Illinois] PANIERI: Cigarettes a sign of revolution?
Nary a day goes by that I don’t see a hand surreptitiously flicking a cigarette butt from vehicle windows (especially pickup trucks, for some reason). I have to wonder if this butt-tossing is a passive/aggressive action in protest to $5 per pack cigarette
Sep 24, 2012
Joliet (IL) Herald News
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Sep 24, 2012 17:24
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[Africa, Zimbabwe] $200m realised at tobacco auction floors
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has recorded close to $200 million from sales of the golden leaf as more farmers continue to deliver their crop, it has emerged.
Apr 8, 2013
Newsday (zw)
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Apr 8, 2013 08:23
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[UK-Scotland] Smoking out health letter
Doctors were aware of the dangers of smoking as early as the 18th century, a newly discovered letter from Edinburgh has shown.
Aug 30, 2012
The Scotsman (uk)
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Aug 30, 2012 12:19
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[France] Indulging the Man Who Has It All
when it was still a fashionable source of pleasure, objects associated with its use were considered the height of sophistication. . . . Galerie Kugel, a leading Paris antique store, is currently showing a collection of exquisite snuffboxes from the 18th c
Nov 22, 2012
New York Times
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Nov 22, 2012 06:05
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Tobacco enemas for everyone!
Made by Evans & Co of London, this apparatus was used to revive people who were ‘apparently dead’, by making use of tobacco’s stimulant qualities. The bellows were used to blow tobacco smoke up the rectum (or into the lungs) … Tobacco enemas were popular
Oct 8, 2012
Boing Boing
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Oct 8, 2012 18:43
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[UK-Scotland] Scots tobacco health warning.. from 1799
A NEWLY discovered letter shows doctors knew of the health risks of smoking more than 200 years ago. William Adams, a medical student at Edinburgh University, described the dangers of tobacco in graphic detail in a letter to his father in 1799.
Aug 31, 2012
Daily Record and Sunday Mail (uk)
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Sep 3, 2012 23:48
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Would You Like an Irish-American Athlete With That Cigarette?
Jun 25, 2012
Slate
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Aug 9, 2012 13:15
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Denise Richards Is 'Obsessed' With Ashtrays
Denise Richards is "obsessed" with collecting vintage ashtrays, despite the fact she does not smoke.
Sep 19, 2012
MALExtra (uk)
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Sep 20, 2012 01:23
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[District of Columbia] PHOTOS: Closer Inspection: History in smoke
The contents within the walls of W. Curtis Draper’s downtown location (699 15th St. NW, 202-638-2555, wcurtisdraper .com) are as varied as the clientele. In addition to offering hard-to-find wares, the 125-year-old shop has glass shelves packed with decad
Mar 5, 2013
The Washington Post
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Mar 7, 2013 15:04