Because the modern-form of these things are open-ended, humectants such as diethylene glycol are added to prevent drying.  
Don Luis Susini invented one of the first machines to make these products, although his had tapered ends unlike almost all later machine-made varieties.  The first commercial use of color lithography was to create packages for these products.  A company which dominated this industry in the early 20th century was attacked by the Night Riders during the Black Patch Wars.  Today, a chief ingredient in these products is either of the burley or (*) flue-cured variety.  A 1911 antitrust lawsuit broke up a company that dominated the creation of these things into smaller companies such as Ligget &amp; Myers.  Because the modern-form of these things are open-ended, humectants such as diethylene glycol are added to prevent drying.  Success in this business allowed George Washington Duke to name a university after his father.  For 10 points, name these things which are today sold in packs that contain warnings from the Surgeon General.
Don Luis Susini invented one of the first machines to make these products, although his had tapered ends unlike almost all later machine-made varieties.  
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