Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-27
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Genuine Diamonds Found in Cans of Tea
and Coffee.


Genuine Diamonds Found in Cans of Tea
and Coffee.
The Merchants Tea Company, of Chi
cago, have opened a branch store at 524 J
street, between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Their teas and coffees 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 ad-
vertising their choice teas and coffee but
after fifteen days they will 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 !:
Mrs. James Dixon, Orland, Cal, genuine
diamond ring (ordered by maiD John
Brown, farmer, diamond stud; Mrs. Mary
Stanley, Single Springs, Cal, diamond
eaTdrops in can of coffee (ordered by
maiD; Mrs. II. Boyde, Clipper Gap,
Cal, s. in silver (ordered by mail S. H.
Davis, stem winding, stem-setting watch !;
H. d. f. Gamble, Office Saloon, zoos Fourth
street, genuine diamond ring; III. 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 4 can of tea, ordered by mail {;
=. +. Chase, Bank Exchange, corner Second
and X streets, genuine diamond stud Miss
Nora Brooks, gents coin silver watch
Patrick C0naors, lahorer ladies' gold
watch; ". q. Flanders, San Francisco,
three-stone diamond ring; Mrs Frank
Cook 10 silver dollars in a can of tea
! C. A., merchant tailor, 1914 Seventh
street, lady's gold hunting-case watch also.
genuine diamond ring Andrew Baker,
! brakeman G. 7. 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. L. a. Curtis, 1925
Fourth street, seven-stone diamond ring
T. P. Lowell, 1890 Tenth street, genuine
diamond ring; W. ?. Emery, Gl9 o street,
gents nickel watch Fred Myrick, Fifth
! anu VI StFcttS. 1ellulIie uldillOuu ring MIS-.
I W. J. Retro. No. 2610 / street, genuine dia-
mond ring: y. d. Jackson, ranchman, or
dered by mail S25 in currency, in a can OF
tea; q. II. Menke, rauchmap, Reuters Sta
| ton, stem-winding watch; A. A. Hutch
| son, stem winding watch Adie Grand
| $50 K street, solid gold ring; Mrs. w. T.
\ Plat, 7l9 L street, child gold ring; Geo. W
/ Ficks, RECORD Z MON Office. 916 Seventh
| street geneine diamond ring; Miss Lille
| Saunders, gents gold hunting-case watch
| Mrs. Geo. Richie 923 | street, genuine
/ diamond ring; Mrs. ]. E. Davey, 1865 X
street gold ring: James X. Wheat 40G
! Ninth street, genuine diamond ring
! ". II. Colcord, live stock dealer. pair soil
! taire diamond eardrops; Mrs. Graft. l72e
| Il street. solid gold ring; Thomas Groves
milkman. genuine diamond stud; Mrs. ]
NJ. Bryant, 1918 Eleventh street, gold ring
John Rider book agent San Francisco
! found a lady's gold watch in can of tea
! Jennie Allen. corner Seventh and II streets
genuine diamond ring; NJ. L. Gardner, 120j
G street. solid gold ring Andrew Joice,
brakeman C. z. Ry lady IS gold watch: Mrs.
| Hickman, 1906 Seventh street child's gold
ring: Miss i. MGginn, go y street, lady S solid
! gold hunting-case watch, in can oil tea; L.
L. Paul, Tin Shop Of the c. z. Ry.. stem
! winding and steu-setting watch /; William
| Cartright, ranchman, solitaire diamond
! ring Mrs. ". T. Allen, 913 P street, solid
gold ring Master Charles Morrison, fenu-
/ Inc diamond lace pin; Thomas ]. Brown.
! San jose, lady's solid gold hunting-case
/ watch; C. X. Daugherty. groceryman 142l
/ J street, genuine diamond ring Mrs w.
/ Votari, 523 J street. solid gold ring; Mrs.
F. Evans, Washington, Yolo county, solid
gold ring. in can OF tea Mrs. ID. Maginu,
No. 30 \ street, lady's chatelaine watch
also gold ring. in can Of tea.
Orders BY mail should be accompanied
By cash or postoffice order. and viii
be promptly filed and forwarded to any
address in The United States. Prices. single
twenty-five for $50; sixty-five for $50.
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