Tag: Hand-rolled cigars
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J. C. Newman Cigar Company

Julius Caeser Newman, founder of the J.C. Newman Cigar Company, started rolling cigars in the family barn in Cleveland, Ohio. His mother had paid $3 a month for him to learn the trade and at age 14, he became an apprentice cigar maker. In 1895, he fashioned a cigar table from old boards, borrowed $50