The cigar industry had news for the shade of Vice President Thomas (“What this country needs . . .”) Marshall. Thanks to a new process, an improved 5¢ cigar was on sale across the U.S. After nearly a ...

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has urged tobacco farmers to harvest only mature leaves and strictly adhere to recommended handling and curing procedures to minimise losses, as ...

The quaint village of Port Tobacco in the rolling hills of southern Maryland, an hour from Washington, has a few pre-Revolutionary War homes on a square and a rebuilt courthouse that only hint at what ...

Sir Walter Raleigh returned to London from Roanoke Island in 1586 with tobacco, maize and potatoes. Tobacco (smoked in pipes) became the craze despite King James I’s condemnation. “Lothesome to the ...