In order to protect the future of its business, cigar companies during the late 1800s did not discourage unfounded rumours that cigarette ingredients were soiled and contaminated.

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Cigar companies wanted to maintain their market share and saw cigarettes as a threat to their business. Therefore, they did not discourage the spread of unfounded rumors about cigarette ingredients being contaminated in order to discourage people from smoking cigarettes and sticking with cigars.

In Order to Protect the Future of Its Business, Cigar