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Boyhood fantasy that grew into a business empire

When is the last time you crunched a cookie? Next time you chance upon a box of cookies, thank the ingenuity of an adventurous boy whose experimentation with hawking honed his skills in Karatina 105 years ago, selling needles and razor blades and safety pins for pocket money.

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