The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-02
MAKERS
! MERE ASLEEP
: On THE JOB
CIGARETTE HAS REPLACED TIE
FAvoEIrE sroGH WITH BOYS
WHO SERVED IN ARMY
LACK or OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLY
. TOB1ES HELPED MANY ACQUIRE
THE PAPER SMOKE.

= The returned soldier acquired n habit
! while In thu army which Is working 10
the disadvantage Of Wheeling. and It =
none other than cistr"tt" hrn"k'nE
When the drnft""s w"r" iuduri'l !nt'
The army stul:ic. w"r" their laH"rtt"
.snlukc. and rv"r!"u'' tiNtt Hml"it'"i h",t''-
,ed the train with r'~L supply at IA"
local product tucked away about htn
, cloth ao,u"whrrr. OF h'' Carried u "'f
q or two or his ch"rrn brand. ThtH ""r-
ply could only lnri II short tim". anu ia
the nhrrnrr Of rlnKi"r Ia" :"l'll'r w'"hl
rcrort Ia ciEnrrtt"n /" Hnttrfr hl7 tHH'"
for rmol,iur. and tn" habit icr"w upon
him until after = i"w w'"'T ''"'I IN
nnll.'' w~ro smoked m"a'lily and 'h''
atoEis wna nothing hut rhcriah' i
momory.
Local stoElc manufacturer" were nor
awake to tho Situation Ink" th" rnali"r"
OF cigarettes. who We're right "u tn"
grounds or cncamprncnts with 'n'ir
wares for sale and cv"ry brand "r
'fags- was displayed in tn" tobacco
dealers stores. but the good old w heel
dne stosie was conspicuous BY It's ao-
,SencA
Some Of tho boys had their stoEie,
sent from home. and those that went
overseas eventually had their supply
shut OF and then followed the example
Of tho rest Of the doughboys by sm"k-
ing the little white smokes.
Cigarettes was one OF the big items
In tho list Of goods handled by all well
fare and war service organizations. ana
they were handed out with LAVISH
hand to tho soldier whenever he asked
for q smoke.
The only other form Of tobacco to
. which the soldier resorted for solacc
was the we'll known smoking oranos
: with which he loaded pipe. an> Tina
= way Of paying devotion to My LAZY
Nicotine.
Reasons ASST gned for the change from
stories to cigarettes and pipes are mani
fold the returned soldier says FIRST
cigarettes arc put up In compact pace,
age and take up very little room AROUND
ones clothes: practically all OF the
smoking tobacco tins are slightly curry
Sod and fit snugly into the hip pocket
:or il can be carried in any pocket with
iout inconvenience. Cigarettes are
.slfshtly flexible and will stand pretty
hard blow without breaking.
StoSies are long and when dry arc
continually breaking aad. h'S'd"S' '"'y
arc bulky compared II HI: P'i"' ''"
cigarette and tn" soldier does h't h'' -
mich room about his person tor 'A'S'
things and utiliz"s al! Sp;.c% rr'''t'c''''t'
:. which is just about enough TOR i ~,
80 ~ "fn.," rr 4 tin Of tobacco and i
pipe.
we'll known citizen said last night:
."1 stood rr one. It the prinrIp2l Str"'0
corners for :, while. and as IN" S"'""F ~
nasscd bv noticed tt.. prcp":i""r:''iE"
of cigarettes over St"ci"s .thi't WIRE
u smoked y fr;"nl stopped T." c!at "',1'
5; mo md | called his attention |" inc
fact. AMI h. suggested that We to's'' '''V
Stopir and cicar"tt' Stu"t"r&. h" ""'''>
l. cow, rho stori"S AID the cigarettes.
/ E;,c minutes was agreed upon as tns
nm. 10 ,uuIu.1ai... ih.' raSS""S ry. ne
a. result ,at the end ~ the specified t'ile
- was: Soldier: smoking I'%aE'.'''*. -
soldiers SmoE n:c Sto1'''s ms SN'S
a ratio OF eight cigarettes I" on S''7'' -.
AMI This ri-h, ~ Wheeling. ih' h"n'" ~
IN, .,orj. w, neX, .ic"t."I "tt me
civilians. and ia" result r"''"'H AZ NV. ~,
,.,hr Of hv, luinut"S was: t.?tr't'>'
/. s,,ri.s. = -tl,uuS. thr": T;Eaf'tl'S :"
>. one Stneir.
VIA. j. ,h.. .rrASun for tbs" Is tn"
storir luSin:, ITS prestige. at - ); Il t'l''
ter Of crnu"ni!.
We all kanyv chat IA" s'"=!" has Oh
ayanccd wonderfully: III :f''''. HA' = .,''
sam, inn. ,...spr"it.S h:tr'' @"n" up li"'
civic. bodies Ut Wh'.iin~ a;ii "a" $685.
manufacturers ought !" T"$'''''' :
these conditions. or h":or" W" EH"N -
the Stosir business OF tn" '''E VT! -
and TN, famous Wheeling S'"ri'' 4
E.Sthing OF TIN: past.
e The local SinrI.. makers un"A mas
/. membership CT ah"ut ~" n'n. ana
hear tina, only ah"u: half "t tho" ar. :.
/. working. for tn" market IS we'll S'"'"'''
and tnc stogt"s ar" a"t S"'''n% N'''
|, fast az the same smoking '"''"'' '""'
| nrcyail elsewhere as h'r" IN M r',f'
"A This is a :. ri"u% matter Tor ""'''
% ing, and stops should Il" i'N'" - '
10 s,n,.,, al, it's former CLAN. ~ i'"i'u'
A h,.fnrr IL IL lnO lht,.