W. Duke, Sons & Co. (Durham, N.C.)--Duke of Durham, 1880s Box 1
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If you wish a fine smoke, call for Duke's Durham for sale by James H. Battis, 28 & 30 Front St., Salem, Mass. Manufacturer and Jobber in tobacco and segars. The Discomfited Drummers. A tale of Duke of Durham smoking tobacco. There were two gentle drummers once unto a dealer came, And tried to sell their stock, (Of course you can't say they're to blame) But tried in vain, The dealer cute had cut his wisdom dental, He blandly smiled and then remarked in tones quite soft and gentle "You waste your breaths, you waste also your precious time as well, There's only one brand people buy, one brand that I can sell." "And this is it," the dealer wise continued, "People buy So much, the only trouble is to keep enough supply." One glance upon that package these gentle drummers darted, And quickly packed their samples up, and suddenly departed. Kind reader, heed the lesson taught, these drummers e'en confessed The famous Duke of Durham brand for smoking is the best. Manufactured by W. Duke Sons & Co. Durham, N.C. Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y. Image of two salesmen and a merchant.
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