Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05
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THE IMPORTERS TEA COMPANY.

Have established store for the sale
Of pure Teas and Cotfees at 150 Canal
street, New Orleans. They have given
away many valuable presents. Pres
ents given ont until lst, of March.
AS to the quality Of their teas and
cotfees, they refer to the publication, in
the Cincinnati Times Star, of November
4, 1850, of analysis of Prof G. r.
Stunt, of Cincinnati Medical College,
and chemist to the Boards of Health,
that in all average of twenty analysis
there were no foreign substances in the
tea, and a percentage better than the
average fpure teas" and ''in addition
to the physical and chemical tests of
the samples, physiological test of Nos.
and 4 tea and coffee, determining that
they do not contain any substance in
furious to health. Respectfully submit
ted, c. r. Stuntz, Professor Of Chemis-
try, Cincinnati Medical College" Their
tea and coffee are sealed up in cans, con-
tanning one and one-half pounds of tea
or three pounds of coffee. Every can
contains q present, from 10 cents to $50
cash, or gold or silver watches or jewell
ry-no blanks-thc tea and coffee being
worth, at fair retail price, more than
the prices asked, without any regard to
the present. This company takes this
method to advertise their goods, and
positively after March these teas and
cottees will be sold wholly on their
merits by our agent, at the same price,
but without the present. Why not buy
good tea and coffee and get your pres
ent' This mode of advertising and in
Producing their goods to the public, con-
tlicts with no ones interests and actu-
ally benefits the purchaser. "Quick
sales and small profits" The larger
their trade, the more valuable presents
are distributed.
The ladies seemed to be favored in
their handsome selections yesterday. The
more fortunate were Miss Carrie Selero,
! CarOndelet street, elegant set earrings
and pin, yalne SD: Laura Felix, AS
Charities street, lady's enameled watch {;
Miss Frankly Makes, handsome chste-
laine watch, ST.; Miss Nancy CLARK was
fortunate in finding a hunting case gold
watch, after reaching home, in can of
coffee, and reported same. Equal dis
tribution of the more valuable presents,
giving all an opportunity of making u
valuable selection.
| OF the valuable presents given out
Friday, Mrs. L. Vance, lao Carondelet
street, found handsome chatelaine
watch in can of tea; Col. Theo. A.
James, city finance department Ca lady
selecting tea and Coffee found in a can
Of tea iady's enameled watch, SO;
Charles A. Beman. assistant foreman
Democrat office, stem winding watch,
$40: Joseph Miller Jr., agent Budweiser
st, Louis beer, hunting case watch and
chain, $50 IT. Preston, broker in JEFF
| fersOn, La, got can of coffee with a
silver watch, valued at SIS. The hand
some presents given out Thursday were
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wife of ex-presi.
dent Davis, Beauvoir, Miss, ordered
through Mrs. Mary Henly, Palmyra aud
Claiborne streets, tea and coffee, and in
a can of tea she found lady's handsome
chatelalne watch, valued at SIS; Mr.. H.
+. Requier, of the Picayune, also select
ed a can containing lady's chatelane
I watch L, Myers. salesman at Adams
wholesale grocery, a. Peters street,
Swiss watch and chain, SIS; J. Graham,
agent for liver pad, 263 Camp street,
chronometer watch; W. H. Deeves,
commission merchant, 81 Magazine
street, American watch; Ed. kerner,
lSj Graver street; Jewell Burrum found
solid coin silver hunting-case full
jeweled American watch, valued at S25
+. A. Bonito, with John |. Adams &
Co., AZ Peter street.. hnnting-case
watch, SO; W. H. Ford; bar-keeper,