Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
$1oO.
Genuine Diamonds Found in Cans of Tea
and Cnffea


The Merchants Tea Company, of Chi
cago, have opened a branch store at 524 J
street, between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Their teas and cotfees are packed in paper
cans, the tea can and contents weighing
about one and half pounds; the coffee
can and contents weighing about three
pounds. Every can contains souvenir
such as solid gold, silver and nickel watches
Also, genuine diamonds, rubies, sapphires,
emeralds, pearls and other jewellery. This
company has adopted this method of adj
vertising their choice teas and coffee. but
after fifteen days they wiz be sold only on
their merits AT the same prices. the same
quality and same quantity, but without the
souvenir. This company has established
seventy-six branches in various parts of
the United States, none of which are now
giving the souvenirs in the cans of teas and
coffee, as the time has expired vet said
agents has large and rapidly growing
trade, as the superior quality OF their
goods become known. Below is a par
tial list of the fortunate purchasers
who found valuable souvenirs thus far ::
II. d. +. Gamble, Office Saloon, zoos Fourth
street, genuine diamond ring; H. Sprock
Antelope Station, diamond ring John
Stone, ranchman, stem-winding stem-set-,
ting watch J. d. Boyde, farmer, ten silver
dollars, in can of tea, ordered by mail :;
Mrs. ID. Taylor. Lincoln, genuine diamond
eardropS, in can of tea, ordered by mail 4;
f. +. Chase, Bank Exchange corner Second
and K streets, genuine diamond stud Miss
Nora Brooks, gents coin silver watch /:
Patrick Connors, laborer, ladies' gold
watch; w. g. Flanders, San Francisco,
three-stone diamond ring; Mrs. Frank
Cook. 10 silver dollars in a can of tea !;
a. A o. J.
street. lady's gold hunting-case watch also
genuine diamond ring; Andrew Baker
brakeman G. z. Ry. pair solitaire diamond
eardrops; A. Miller, clerk Rhoads & Town
send, solitaire diamond ring; J. T. Bren-
nan, corner Tenth and X streets genuine
diamond ring; Mrs. +. A. Curtis, 1925
Fourth street, seven-stone diamond ring
f. P. Lowell, 1890 Tenth street, genuine
diamond ring; w. p Emery, 619 o street
gents nickel watch; Fred Myriek, Fifth
ana NJ streets, genuine diamond ring; Mrs
w. j. Retro, No. 2610 | street, genuine dia-
mond ring n. D. Jackson. ranchman, or
dered by mail, SO in currency, in can of
tea G. II. Menke, ranchman, Reuters Sta
ton, stem-winding watch A. A. Hutch
son, stem winding watch; Adie Grand,
$50 K street, solid gold ring; Mrs. w. L.
Plat, 7l9 L street, childs gold ring; Geo. w.
Ficks, REcoRD-UNIoN Office GIG Seventh
street. genuine diamond ring; Miss Lille
Saunders, gents gold hunting-case watch ::
Mrs. Geo. Richie, 923 | street genuine
diamond ring; Mrs. J. L. Davey, 1165 K
street. gold ring; James II. Wheat, 400
Ninth street, genuine diamond ring:
w. H. Colcord, live stock dealer, pair soil
Jaire diamond eardrops Mrs. Graft, 1928
&street, solid gold ring; Thomas Groves,
nhlkman, genuine diamond stud Mrs J.
NJ. Bryant, 1918 Eleventh street, gold ring
John Rider, book agent, San Francisco,
found ladys gold watch in a can of tea
Jennie Allen, corner Seventh and II streets,
genuine diamond ring; NJ. L. Gardner, 1905
g street, solid gold ring Andrew Joice,
brakeman c. P. Ry lady's gold watch; Mrs.
Hickman, 1906 Seventh street, child's gold
ring; Miss D .Msginn, go street ,lady's solid
gold hunting-case watch, in can of tea p
J.. Paul, Tin Shop of the G. 2. Ry., stem
winding and stem-setting watch William
CarJright, ranchman, solitaire diamond
ring Mrs. NJ. L. Allen 913 Z street, solid
gold ring; Master Charles Morrison genu-
inc diamond lace pin; Thomas J. Brown.
San Jose, lady's solid gold hunting-case
watch; c. X. Daugheriy, groceryman, 1927
street, genuine diamond ring Mrs. W.
Notari, 52a J street, solid gold ring; Mrs.
+. Evans, Washington, Yolo county, solid
gold ring, in a can of tea Mrs d. Maginn,
No. 220 n street, lady's chatelaine watch
also, gold ring, in can of tea; C. d.
Drake, porter Pullman palace car, lady's
gold hunting-case watch; Miss Mol, Wash
ington, solid gold ring, in can of coffee,
Miss King, o street, between Fifth and
Sixth, gold lingering: Martin jackson
brlcklayer, -arge coin-silyer, full jew eled
American watch. in can of tea: Miss E.
keuchler, corner Tenth and f streets, gold
ring. Orders by mail should be accom-
panied by cash or postoffice order. and will
be promptly filled and forwarded to any
address in the United States Prices, single
cans 81 each 6 cans for So twelve for $40 /;
twenty-five for $50; sixty-five for $50.
Open from A. NJ. till P. M. mr1S-4ptf