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In the past, factories often employed individuals known as “lectores” to read stories aloud, providing entertainment and a break from the monotony of work.
This practice first emerged in the 1860s within Cuban cigar factories. In the United States, the custom was common in the cigar factories of Ybor City in Tampa but was discontinued after the Ybor City cigar makers’ strike of 1931.
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In the past, factories often employed individuals known as “lectores” to read stories aloud, providing entertainment and a break from the monotony of work.
This practice first emerged in the 1860s within Cuban cigar factories. In the United States, the custom was common in the cigar factories of Ybor City in Tampa but was discontinued after the Ybor City cigar makers’ strike of 1931.