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Old 03-06-2018, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Huysmans View Post
Sure... but how do we explain the cigars sold with Wagner's name?

While I acknowledge there is a difference, considering baseball cards would specifically end up in the hands of youngsters, I find it extremely hard to believe he was so against children smoking that he didn't want his likeness portrayed on cards... but he was fine with his mug splashed across large cigar boxes.
do we know when such cigars were sold? perhaps cigars were mainly consumed by adults whereas cigs were the "gateway" drug into smoking more likely to be picked up by kids?
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