Cigar shop owner sheds light on the other side of tobacco

(Hudson Reporter) At 8 years old, Gilbert Flores sampled his first cigar. When his father caught him at the kitchen table with his pile of freshly rolled cigars, he tried to test the boy. “When I didn’t choke,” said Flores last week, “I think then he knew I would bring him a little trouble in life.” Flores, who grew up in Union City, is one of four sons carrying on the tradition of their father Carlos, a master roller and creator of Flor de Florez cigars. Continued

Image: A "Reader" in cigar factory, Tampa, Fla. He reads books and newspapers at top of his voice all day long. 1909, Lewis Hine/Library of Congress.