Judge — December 30, 1899 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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Sage KEY WEST. ALTHOUGH “many men have many minds,” the verdict of the whole civilized world is a unit in the answer that a good cigar is the product of the finest soil of Cuba, known as the Vuelta Abajo, or Valley of the Willow Bough, manufactured by natives (who have grown up in the in- dustry) in the self-same climate where the raw material is grown, That is to say, that Vuelta tobacco manufactured in the latitude 19° 50’ to 23° 9/ and in longitude 74° 8 to 84° 58” by experts who may be said to have grown up in the industry, experienced in the most expert treatment from seed-bed to consumer, gives the finest cigar that the world and human skill can produce! That being granted beyond dispute, the most favorable place in the world for making cigars for American smok- ers is Key West, in the same latitude and longitude as Havana, from which city itis only eighty-eight miles distant. This is because the cigars made in Key West cost tie consumer only about one-half what the same identical cigar made in Havana and imported to this country would cost him—the present tariff imposing a duty practically at the rate of one dollar per thousand cigars for every mile of dislance be- tween Key West and Cuba, See what an advantage this is for our product, manufactured at Key West—for at a grade cigars, equal in every way to those of Havana, at about one-half the cost to the consumer! This product is always the same in quality. Year after year the Cortez Cigar Company use the same grade of tobacco grown on the same plantations, and by skillful blending of the selected leaves from the hill-sides and valleys, secure a uniformity which cannot be surpassed. There is a reason for everything, and the reason of the Cortez Cigar Company for devoting their energies to the production of a fine cigar is because they believe and insist that the highest civili- zation demands the lightest and most perfect stimulant, and they believe that their process results in the combination of the highest pos- sible art and science of cigar-mak- ing, enabling them to offer the best. mildest, and most uniform smoke * to men of brains. To meet the taste of various smokers, the Cortez Cigar Compa- ny make no less than fifty-two sizes of cigars, from large to small—for some like a long smoke and some a short one; but the quality is identical in each, and a man does not get a poorer cigar for a lower price, but simply so much less of the one high grade of uniform quality. It must not, however, be overlooked that the fullest flavor and bouquet can only be reached moderate cost the Cortez Cigar Com- pany can supply the consumer with goods equal in quality, style and work- manship to those of most celebrated Havana cigar factories. Key West is unique in location, buildings, population, and climate. The coldest month is January, and the temperature is an average of 68° to 72°, while statistics show that it is the only point in this country where snow and frosts are unknown, and this secures the ideal climate for cigar- making. This is because it is not necessary to use in the Cortez Cigar Com- pany’s factory any artificial moistening or sweating process, thus retaining the full aroma and bouquet (which is so dear to every smoker) to just the same extent as in the Havana factories. 7//s cannot be done in factories farther north!” Avd herein lies the great advantage of Key West. Knowing all these important facts, the Cortez Cigar Company selected this city for the location of their factory, determined to produce only high- PURE, EMOLLIENT, ANTISEPTIC. N it’ “ b] Packer’s Tar Soap F als otthe bairaad cuatp dr eleences per: V fectly, removes dandruff and leaves the hair soft and lustrous. It is undoubt- Ale with a cigar of a medium to a full size. Itis like the use of a perfume—a drop will not convey the same fragrance as will the orthodox half-dozen drops, yet it will be the same identical perfume without change. The cigars of the = Cortez Cigar Company may always be identified by the reproduction of the cut on the inside aa; back of each box: It is our aim to have our cigars on sale wherever high-grade goods are de- manded, and should your local dealer offer you " something just as good,” decline it, and write direct to the Cortez Cigar Company, Key West, for samples and particulars. THE TWO LEADING PERFUMES OP THE SEASON. ‘These perfumes are Quintessences. 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