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Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.

Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.

Date6/6/1969
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0125632F
Shopping: Norman Browne spends about $15 a week for rent and $8 for food. I don't eat rich or fancy, but tend towards a simple, meaty, varied menu. I like creative cooking and my pride and joy is cooking up a pot of pork hock stew. I'd give out the recipe but you've got to be poor to appreciate it.
Shopping: Norman Browne spends about $15 a week for rent and $8 for food. I don't eat rich or fancy, but tend towards a simple, meaty, varied menu. I like creative cooking and my pride and joy is cooking up a pot of pork hock stew. I'd give out the recipe but you've got to be poor to appreciate it.
6/6/1969
He'll have you hooked: Gord Deval, holder of 58 bait and flycasting titles, is so deft with the rod that he can flick cigarettes from the nervously quivering mouths of volunteers 80 feet away.
He'll have you hooked: Gord Deval, holder of 58 bait and flycasting titles, is so deft with the rod that he can flick cigarettes from the nervously quivering mouths of volunteers 80 feet away.
7/17/1981
Foolproof: Alex Pancer's ashtray is designed to do two things: The vertical holes will snuff out the cigarette within 10 seconds, and the horizontal grooves are designed so that cigarettes will not fall out and start a fire, even it held upside down
Foolproof: Alex Pancer's ashtray is designed to do two things: The vertical holes will snuff out the cigarette within 10 seconds, and the horizontal grooves are designed so that cigarettes will not fall out and start a fire, even it held upside down
6/9/1983
Desperately lonely life of Alec Nicol, is a desolate world of TV and cigarettes in a bachelor apartment eight years after an automobile accident left him partially paralized
Desperately lonely life of Alec Nicol, is a desolate world of TV and cigarettes in a bachelor apartment eight years after an automobile accident left him partially paralized
4/6/1978
Michael King is a 35-year-old ex-salesman who smoked 2 1/2 packs of cigarettes a day, until Jan
Michael King is a 35-year-old ex-salesman who smoked 2 1/2 packs of cigarettes a day, until Jan
2/27/1969
Peter Stokkebye: His FREE cigarettes have no nicotine (or tobacco) in them, but experts warn that doesn't necessarily mean they're not dangerous to your health
Peter Stokkebye: His FREE cigarettes have no nicotine (or tobacco) in them, but experts warn that doesn't necessarily mean they're not dangerous to your health
1/20/1981
Sight for sore eyes: Harold Bayham, a 57-year-old Torontonian, has collected almost 14,000 pairs of cast-off eyeglasses, which he takes to give away to the poor people of the Dominican Republic. He started his project with a single magazine advertisement.
Sight for sore eyes: Harold Bayham, a 57-year-old Torontonian, has collected almost 14,000 pairs of cast-off eyeglasses, which he takes to give away to the poor people of the Dominican Republic. He started his project with a single magazine advertisement.
2/28/1977
Sign of success: David Cooke of Prudential-Bach Securities shows off the upbeat license plate on his Mercedes-Benz. Now he's considering trading the car for a cheaper model.
Sign of success: David Cooke of Prudential-Bach Securities shows off the upbeat license plate on his Mercedes-Benz. Now he's considering trading the car for a cheaper model.
12/9/1987
Heading North: Apprentice Lineman Gary Lavallie says he will be better off in Sudbury with next to no mortgage on his cheaper house despite having to take a reduction in pay
Heading North: Apprentice Lineman Gary Lavallie says he will be better off in Sudbury with next to no mortgage on his cheaper house despite having to take a reduction in pay
2/16/1989
David Louis: Even though he's both an accountant and a lawyer, he finds new income-tax documents hard reading
David Louis: Even though he's both an accountant and a lawyer, he finds new income-tax documents hard reading
1/14/1983
Putting people first: The gas company, plagued with a poor image, has launched an ambitious program to improve both customer and employee relations, says president Bob Martin
Putting people first: The gas company, plagued with a poor image, has launched an ambitious program to improve both customer and employee relations, says president Bob Martin
7/30/1985
Just a bunch of litter to ancient Egyptians 2,000 years ago, scraps of papyrus being checked by University of Toronto Professor Alan Samuel (left) and Donald Macdonald, federal minister of energy, were used to wrap mummies by folk too poor to afford linen
Just a bunch of litter to ancient Egyptians 2,000 years ago, scraps of papyrus being checked by University of Toronto Professor Alan Samuel (left) and Donald Macdonald, federal minister of energy, were used to wrap mummies by folk too poor to afford linen
3/6/1972