St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-23
NEDIAMOND FOUNDNTE TEA
The Merchants, Tea Company

The Merchants Tea Company
Have opened branch store in this city.
Their teas and coffees are put up in paper
canisters. Weight of coffee can and con-
tents, about three pounds; weight of tea
can and contents, about one and one-half
pounds. This company, as method of adj
vertisement, place souvenirs in every can
ranging in value from 10c to $50, such as
solid gold, silver and nickel watches, gen
uine diamonds and other jewelry. But after
thirty days these choice teas and coffees will
be sold wholly on their merits, at the same
price, quality and quantity, but without the
souvenirs. Orders by mail promptly for
warded to all parts of the United States,
and should be accompanied by cash, post
office order, and addressed Mer-
chants Tea company, 800 Nicollet avenue,
Minneapolis. Prices-Single cans, 81; six
for SIS, and thirteen for $40. Among the
fortunate purchasers yesterday were: W..
r. Morton, conductor M. & st. l.. railroad
stem-winding watch; O. j. johnson, 2411
Cedar avenue, genuine diamond collar but
ton; Mr.. r. B. Agnew, operator telegraph
Office Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad,
found chatelain watch in can of tea,
and genuine diamond collar button in a
can of coffee; Harvey Kicker, 419 Nicollet
avenue, found a genuine diamond ring in a
can of tea; John Blohmdahl, 1919 Third
avenue south, stem winding and setting
patent lever watch; Oliver Parsons, real es-
tate and Insurance. 236 Third avenue south,
genuine diamond stud in coffee; f. l.. Stet-
son, chief fire department, stem-winding
and setting patent lever watch; Miss Birdie
Allen, daughter of train master of Mime
apolis q ST. Louis railroad,
chatelain watch in a can of tea;
Patrick Mahan, assistant express
man, found $50 in gold in tea; Charles McC
Reeve, Northwestern Storage company,
found stem winding and setting watch in
tea; Charles Side, of the First National
bank, found a genuine diamond ring in
coffee; M. johnson, of the Northwestern
Miller, genuine diamond ring in tea; j. ID.
Crissey. constable, Richfeld, stem-winding
and setting watch in coffee; P. J. O'Brien,
laborer, found ladies' solid gold hunting
case watch in a can of tea; j. G. johnson,
conductor on the st. Paul & Milwaukee
railroad, found set of genuine solitaire
diamond ear-drops in a can of coffee;
George Barnes, brakeman. ST. Paul &
silver. hunting case, full-jeweled Ameri-
Gull WtUCll Ill d Coll VI tCds 1hlloO 1AdUy OISOlf,
seamstress, genuine diamond stud in can
of coffee; P. J. Miller, expressman, found
a solid silver stem-winding and setting
watch in can of tea; w. A. Miller, Pho
neer Press, found solid silver watch in tea;
r. II. Pickering, Journal office, genuine
diamond stud; John BARLEY. chamber Of
commerce, genuine diamond stud and scarf
pin: Mrs. o. w. Murphy, 322 First avenue,
child's genuine diamond ring; F. H. Hunt,
chamber of commerce, five silver dollars;
j. j. McKenney, tailor, Nicollet and First
street, stem-winding and setting watch; G.
Edwards, laborer, st. Paul, diamond stud;
w. A. Tanner, 3Os Nicollet avenue, solid
coin silver hunting case American watch;
Mrs. w. j.. Allen, Minneapolis & st. Louis
railroad, child's diamond ring; o. V. Smith,
1924 First avenue south. ladies' solid gold
hunting case watch.