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  2. History of commercial tobacco in the United States - Wikipedia

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    What did grow, however, was the consumption of tobacco in the United States and a new desire for tobacco grew in Germany and Russia post Revolution. [9] American tobacco customs began to switch from the earlier pipe smoke to the cigar as mentioned earlier, as well as the great American western icon of the spittoon , which was linked to chewing ...

  3. History of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Tobacco Advertising and Marketing: As the tobacco industry grew, so did advertising and marketing efforts. Tobacco companies used various promotional strategies to attract consumers and create brand loyalty. [28] Regulation and Taxation: Governments started imposing taxes on tobacco products, generating significant revenue for state coffers. [29]

  4. Tobacco in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Story of Tobacco in America (UNC 1949) Robert, Joseph Clarke. "The Tobacco Kingdom: Plantation, Market, and Factory in Virginia and North Carolina, 1800-1860 (Duke University Press, 1938). Tilley, Nannie May The Bright Tobacco Industry 1860–1929 ISBN 0-405-04728-2. online; Tilley, Nannie May The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (1985) online

  5. Why This Tobacco Company Should Spark Your Interest - AOL

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    With anti-smoking campaigns on the rise and regulatory hurdles mounting, Big Tobacco has come under a lot of pressure in recent years. But one tobacco company stands out from the rest and should ...

  6. History of smoking - Wikipedia

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    The practice of tobacco smoking evolved as a part of the Japanese tea ceremony by employing many of the traditional objects used to burn incense for tobacco smoking. The kō-bon (the incense tray) became the tabako-bon, the incense burner evolved into a pot for tobacco embers and the incense pot became an ashtray.

  7. History of nicotine marketing - Wikipedia

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    A sign asks readers (likely tobacco chewers) not to spit on the floor. Part of an anti-tuberculosis campaign by the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association.The first known nicotine advertisement in the United States was for the snuff and tobacco products and was placed in the New York daily paper in 1789.

  8. Tobacco in the American colonies - Wikipedia

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    As the English increasingly used tobacco products, tobacco in the American colonies became a significant economic force, especially in the tidewater region surrounding the Chesapeake Bay. Vast plantations were built along the rivers of Virginia, and social/economic systems were developed to grow and distribute this cash crop .

  9. Tobacco industry - Wikipedia

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    The tobacco industry comprises those persons and companies who are engaged in the growth, preparation for sale, shipment, advertisement, and distribution of tobacco and tobacco-related products. [1] It is a global industry; tobacco can grow in any warm, moist environment, which means it can be farmed on all continents except Antarctica .