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The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

Miss Mabel C. Andrews, pastor of the
F. B. Church, was at Biddeford, last
week, to attend the Free Baptist con
ference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cotton of Lewis
ton have been visiting Mrs. Cotton's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Copp of Emb-
den the past week.
Already the farmers are commencing
to do their fall blowing. The heavy
rains that we have had In the past few
weeks make the ground in the best of
condition.
Mr.. and Mrs W Emery, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. l.. Hovey, Mr. and Mrs. E. Collins
and F. L. Dutton and Miss Mabel Stew
ard went to Kingfeld, Sunday, on car
rage drive.
Miss Nellie Ford of Boston. who has
been spending her vacation, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gaswell for several
weeks, has taken rooms with Mrs. Ella
Hapgood on Madison street.
G. NJ. Foster, who has been visiting
relatives and friends in this section for
several months, returned to New I ork
last week. The many friends of Mr.
Foster are pleased to know that his
health has much improved by his visit
here.
The canning of the sweet corn closed
last week Ats 900 cans was canned,
the largest yield for the number of acres
ever produced. This has been a good
corn year and the farmers are we'll
pleased with the amount they received
per acre.
Mrs. Louise Tozier Huck of Kansas
City, Mo, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs j C. Peaks, the past two
weeks, returned to her home the first of
the week. Mrs. Huck was employed in
the ADVOCATE office for several years in
the early sixties.
Those of the several Rebekah lodges
who attended the meeting at Lakewood
last Friday, we're much pleased with the
liberal hospitality shown them by Mr..
Fairbrother. proprietor of the Lakewood
Inn. Although the season at Lakewood
is practically closed, he kindly re-opened
his house. The day was pleasantly
spent. A short musical program was
carried out.
The members of the Congregational
Church and their friends will give
reception in the Congregational Church,
Monday evening, Sept. Both, to Mr.
Jesse Spaulding, it being his S0th birth
day. Uncle Jesse is the oldest member
of the church and one of our oldest
inhabitants. A bountiful supper will be
furnished. Everybody is cordially in
vited to be present.
Memorial services were held in the
Free Baptist Church, last week, upon
the death of President Mckinley.
Prayer was offered by Rev. j. c. Kyle.
A special choir furnished music for the
occasion, singing the late Presidents
three most favorite selections, LEAD
Kindly Light" sometime We VIII
Understand" "Nearer My God to
Thee Most appropriate remarks were
made by b 5. Collins, Esq, Augustine
simmons, Esq Mr. o. f. QUITS and Rev.
j. g. Kyle. The church was tastefully
draped for the occasion. b S. Collins,
Esq acted as chairman. There was
good attendance.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

Mrs. Roscoe Leighton of Portland is
visiting relatives and friends In town.
Mrs. Capt. Chick of Boston is visiting
her parents, DR.. ana Mrs. Moore.
There we're quite a number from here
attended the cattle show at Brighton,
Wednesday of last week.
Il is said that there was the largest
crowd of people here Saturday to the
cattle show that was ever here and the
smallest show of cattle.
There was good crowd attended the
dance, cattle show night Music was
furnished by Kendal's orchestra Of
skowhegan,
Walter Gross is quite sick with a cold
aud is confined to the house.
Mrs. James Gould of Woolwich, Me ,
spent a few days last week, as the guest
of Oliver Hilton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. HORACE Spear of East
Madison were calling on friends in town,
sunday.
The whist club met with Mrs. J II.
Gray, Monday evening; after playing
whist while dainty lunch was served
Il is needless to say everyone enjoyed
the evening very much.
Mrs. Hattie Spaulding of Madison
visited at Newell Nye's, last saturday.
Miss Emma Goodrich of Brighton
boarded at Freeman Young's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford Eaton of Skow-
hogan we're calling on friends In town,
Tuesday.
C. w. Clark aud wife left for Portland
Tuesday morning. Mr. Clark will stay
until he gets his family settled in their
new home, then he will return to his
work here for the present.
Mrs. Ardra Wilson of skowhegan has
been visiting friends in town, for the
past few days.
Leander McIntire, Thomas Cross, j.
II. Gray, DR.. :. F. Green and a few
others we're at Skowhegan, Monday.
Judge Boswell went up river on bust
ness, Monday.
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South Madison.

Rev. Mabel Andrews of the village was
making calls in this vicinity, Monday.
Gardner Will and wife and little Hazel
were the guests of their sister, Mrs. Lii
ian Ward last week.
Mrs D. A. Dick rson and son Blaine
went to ST. Adams, last Friday on a
visit to relatives.
Miss Linnie Prescott of Skowhegan
visited her cousin, Mrs. Wheeler, last
week.
w. F. Blunt of Skowhegan was in this
vicinity, last Wednesday.
Ernest WATSON had corn roast, Mon
day evening.
Gardner Will and wife, Mr.. A. H.
Ward and wife, Mrs Emma Wescott and
Alton Publish attended the cattle show at
Scion, Saturday.
Dave Viles has had wind mill erected
for pumping water to his house and barn.
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A Retort From Nature.

Among the useful results of aerial
excursions are the satisfactory expert
ments in the way of echoes and re-
verberations. John Mackenzie Bacon
has many opportunities of testing the
Carrying of sounds TO and from a bal
loon at a great height, and Mr.. Wise.
the American aeronaut, relates a case
in point
He was ballooning one day above a
dense cloud stream when he heard a
COW bell and the sounds of a wood
choppers ak, whereupon, to attract the
attention of the laborer, he shouted
"Hellom He was Immediately an
swered by another Hello" from the
ground.
lie then asked the question, "How
far is this from Lancaster?' and was
annoyed by being Knocked by his own
words.
Being In the Clouds" he says, land
not able to see things above or below, I
felt somewhat nettled at this clownish
display of wit, and in a very audible
tone of voice, while the foregoing was
still reverberating in my ear, l sang
out, You're a foolp which in a very
few seconds was answered by an
equally distinct and measured tone of
voice, You're foolr
Then it suddenly flashed upon my
mind that 1t was the echo of my own
voice. which opinion was ratified by
the dying reverberatlons of my words
which had now become as numerous as
though q whole regiment had caught
the Watchword and were passing it In
quick succession through the whole
line"
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Sure Proof.

When France and Germany were at
war, an Englishman was arrested by
the French and accused of being q
German spy. A letter dated Berlin"
and signed by his mother was found
upon him. He WAS tried by drumhead
court martial and condemned to be
shot.
On the way to the place of execution
he said that he had left something be-
hind and insisted on going back for it.
you can't go back" was the reply.
"You are about to be shot"
81 can't help that" said he Il have
left something, and l must get it."
What have you left?"
my umbrella"
That settled it. He was released. No
enc but an Englshman, said his cap
tors, could be such a thoroughgoing
imbecile as that.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
HARMONY.

Mrs. Forrest Goodwin and Mrs. r. B.
Shepherd of Skowhegan made Mrs. R.
H. Marble call on Monday afternoon.
There will be box sociabe at Rev.
Mr.. Lombard's, next Friday evening, to
procure funds to hell pay the minis
ter's salary. All are cordially invited TO
attend Mrs. Bullin and Miss Celia Hurd
are the managers of the program on the
occasion
Mr.. Choate of Fairfield, county deputy
of the grange and lecturer of the Pomona,
attended the grange here, Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. Thompson, State Grange Lecturer,
was in town, Saturday and Sunday. as
the guest of Charles Whittier. He will
in the near future visit our grange and
deliver an address.
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West Pittsfielti.

Mrs L. c. Gilman and daughter Alice
arrived Monday, from Seattle. Wash, to
visit her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. b. F.
Stinson, for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Pottle and son
Carol honm North 'xford, Mass are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. P.
Davis.
Charles Weeks lost his nice set Of
buildings Sunday. which were burned to
the ground. with SO tons Of hay and other
farm produce which had been harvested.
The fire caught in boiler house, where
food was being cooked for swine. Insured
for $1,000.
F. E Enrich was called home by the
critical illness of his brother. last week
Peran Patten intends to return to his
job in Massachusetts, Saturday.
r. M. Philips was in town recently, en-
gaging fall apples to send sway.
G. w. Potter was on the jury at Skowhe-
gan this week.
Edwin Seekins is visiting relatives in
Richmond. G.
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Athens.

All lovers of vocal music will be glad
to learn that there will be concert at
the church in this village, on Friday,
sept n Prof. Z. A. cook, who has
been training chorus of fifty voices for
some weeks past, will bring it before the
public at that time, with assistance by
other talent in the way of solos, quartets
etc. Let us patronize this effort to give
us pleasure.
There will be cattle show and fair in
this village, Thursday, Oct 8 Dinner
will be served, as usual, in the dining
room connected with the hall.
A gentleman has been in town this
week in the interest of the Odd Fellows
Graded Relief.
Principal Mitchell has an assistant in
the person of Miss Dane of Skowhegan.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith of Hart
land were in town, Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Curtis of Bingham is visit
ing her brother in law, w. H. Bailey.
The Athens boys beat the Hartlands
at base ball in Hartland last week.
Mrs Ida Davis of Scion is stopping at
her mothers, Mrs Robinson.
Tobey d Thompson are repairing the
dam on their mill property here.
Charles Tobey, brother of the late DR..
and Mrs. stephen Tobey, is visiting rela-
tives in town.
Colds seem to be epidemic in town.
NJ. 5. Cleveland and S. NJ. Pratt drove
to Skowhegan one day last week
Mrs Olive Williams and her son Sum.
neT, have gone to Sebec to visit relatives.
Nelson Rowell lost good horse, sat
nrday night, from collie.
How to keep a barrel of cider sweet
for S1.OO. Ask f. w. Buchanan, Show
hogan
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Browns Corner.

Canaan Grange will hold its annual
fair, Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Mrs. Corson held a meeting at this
place on Sunday last. She will come
again Oct. q. Rev. Henry Giles will
have an all-day meeting at this place,
next Sunday, Rev. James Taylor will
hold a meeting, next Sunday, at the
steam mill school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. {. Fitzgerald went to
Pittsfield, last Wednesday, to attend the
funeral of their niece, Mrs Abbie Fitz-
gerald Goodwin.
Burke l.. Fitzgerald visited his aged
mother, Mrs. Aura Fitzgerald, last
week.
Frank Rowe of Burnham was in town,
last week. G
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North Ansnn.

Skowhegan, were in town, Sunday.
NJ. L. French returned from a short
business trip at The Forks Saturday.
Ben Adams of Bingham was visiting
in town, last week, the guest of E..E
Sawyer.
Miss Matte Case of Embden is visit
ing her parents in Aroostook county for
few weeks.
w. w. Potter of Boston was in town,
last week, looking after the interest of
the shank factory.
Mr.. E. F. Fairbrother of Skowhegan
recently visited his brother, Reuben
Fairbrother, and family
Mrs. Della Aver and her daughter,
Florence, who had been visiting in
town for several weeks, returned to
Boston, Wednesday.
DR.. Flint and wife of California, who
have been at Indian pond for few
weeks are again visiting his brother,
Hon. Geo. Flint and family.
d. NJ. Norton & Sons have raised on
So square rods of land, 1870 bushels of
potatoes of the North River variety, one
of them weighing two pounds and six
ounces. Who can beat this for a potato
crop.
Mr. and Mrs ". E. Carver aud two
friends, Misses Newell and Pratt of Hud-
son, Mass, who have been visiting rela-
tives in town, have recently returned
home They spent several days at Lake
Emblem and Carry Ponds while here.
The Universalist circle met with Mrs
F. II. Pease of Madison, Wednesday,
Mr. Parker Sanborn of Skowhegan
was in town, Tuesday.
Our village was quite we'll represented
at the horse trot at Pennington, last
week.
Rev. II. E. Lesh will resume services
in his church the first Sunday in DC
tober
Mrs. d. II. Record and Miss Clara
Robinson are visiting at Foxcroft this
week
F. l. Dutton of Augusta passed Sun
day in town, the guest of A. Simmons
and family.
Miss Mae Thomas of Mercer is visit.
ing in town, the guest of Mrs. Ada Mann
and daughter.
Mrs. William Angel, nee Carrie Ga
han, of North Situate, r. l., is visiting
relatives Ia town.
Mrs. |. s. Young of The Forks was
visiting in town, Monday, the guest of
Mrs. ". =. Jones.
Miss Roe Mantor, who has been spend
ing several weeks at Squirrel Island
recently returned home.
Miss Caroline Crane, who has been
stopping for several weeks at Readfeld,
returned home, Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Smith entertained a party
of neighbors and friends at her cottage
ron the camp ground, Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Witham of Portland, who
has been visiting in town the past two
weeks, returned home, Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Steward left Wednesday
morning, for special course of year
at the Ann Arbor University, Michigan.
Mr. Ansel Goodrich cut with his Nc.
Cormick corn harvester. in 40 minutes,
an acre of corn for -. P. Moore, Tues
day. The old way of cutting corn by
hand has lost the little charm it ever
had.
Walter Savage and Wilkie Clark of
| of Skowhegan were in town, Sunday
Mrs. d. M. Marshall of Oakland was
visiting her mother, Mrs, W. S. Jones,
Saturday.
Arson Grange, No. 8S, has placed over
the door of their new hall a most at
tractive sign.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Moore of Madi
sou we're visiting their daughter, Mrs.
c Emery, Monday.
| Mrs. Frank Jones of Oakland was
visiting in town, last week, the guest of
her sister, Miss Hattie Jones.
Cattle show and fair at Embden sta.
ton, Saturday of this week. Liberal
purses are offered for draft horses and
oxen.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
Advice About Health.

Don't worry about your health. More
people make themselves i'll by doing
that than is generally supposed. If
you are constantly imagining that
there is something the matter with
you, you will do yourself harm. Live
as far as you are able a healthy life
and for the rest take your chance like
q man. There are plenty of people who
suffer a living death by allowing them
selves to imagine that they are going
to have every illness they read about.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

This tear compelling tale is from the
London Globe: a young lady bought
a dormouse. After keeping it for some
time she had occasion to send a pres
ent to a friend and utilized the dor
mouse for that purpose. A few months
later the friend wrote to say that the
pet did not seem very lively and was
refusing its food. Would she come and
inspect 1t? She came and inspected 1t
and finally, feeling that this was case
for professional opinion, called in a
vet. The vets verdict was brief and to
the point The dormouse had been
dead just six months"
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Scion.

Mr.. Guy Danforth of Boston, who had
been stopping in town for the past few
weeks, the guest of Fred Drury, went to
Portland, Thursday of last week.
Mrs. J. II. Gray was at Watervile one
day last week.
Mrs. Emily Brainard and her daughter
Blanche of Lowell, Mass have been
visiting relatives and friends in town,
for the past week.
Mr.. Weeks of Lowell has been visiting
in town, for the past few days.
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No. COrnVille.

Mr. and Mrs Hazen Greene and fam
lily of Skowhegan visited Thaddeus
Greene, Sunday
Mrs. Eta Greene found bunch Of
raspberres, Sunday as she came through
Cornvlle. The berries were nice and
ripe
A. J. Bryant of New Vineyard was in
town, Tuesday.
Mrs Hoyt of Athens and Mrs Willard
Of Portland are visiting at N. Cornville
q. w Bates went to Starks, Tuesday.
David Sharp who has been on the sick
lis, is able to be out
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

Next Saturday afternoon the male
members of the grange will occupy all the
officers chairs and conduct the entire
business and program which is as follows:
Select readings by Loring Chadbourn and
Andrew Gray essays BY Sherbon Leigh
ton and Amos Head speeches by w S.
Bems and NJ J. Merrill discussion by
L. S Reed and w. w. Jacobs. A treat
at the close.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

Charles L. Head served on the
jury at Skowhegan.
Sarah Clifford, of Skowhegan high
school, class of 1900, has entered Colby
College.
Mrs. George Paddock visited in Water
vile, last week
A singing school opened at the Covel
school house, last Friday evening.
Miss Mae Bowman was at home a few
days. last week.
Clarence Bckford, who is at work on
the hay press, was at home over Sunday
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The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

Mrs Daniel Moody, returned to her
home, Saturday.
Wallace Ireland and Scott Lord of
Canaan came up, Saturday, and laid ia
cob Gardeners old and faithful horse, Ned,
to rest.
S. A. Fox of Amery, Wis, who has
been visiting friends in this and other
towns. expects TO start for his home in a
few days.
Ed Mitchell will start his thrashing ma
chine in few days.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns.
Canaan.

Frank Rowell and Amos Nelson are
attending school at the Maine Central
Institute, Pittsfield
Miss Verna Putnam, member of the
graduating class from the NJ. C. L.,
Pittsfeld, last June, is taking business
course at Augusta
Miss Mertie Jewell went to Fairfield,
Saturday, and on Tuesday started for
Haverhill, Mass. to visit her brother.
Many from Canaan attended the Hart
land fair last Thursday.
Mrs. Cordelia Corson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. l.. Stevens.
How to keep barrel of cider sweet
for 81 90 Ask f. w. Buchanan, Show
hogan.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

To live content with small means; to
seek elegance rather than luxury, and re-
finement rather than fashion to be wosthy,
not respectable; and wealthy. not rich; TO
listen to stars and birds. babes and sages
with open heart; to study hard; to think
quietly, act frankly, talk gently. await
occasioes, hurry never; in word, to lei
the spiritual. unbidden and unconscious
grow up.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

Mamma-Dora, your father says that
that young man of yours. Mr.. HART, is
deceiving you.
Dora-But he isn't, mamma, for
asked him, and he said he wasn't. OF
course he knows better than papa
Boston Transcript.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

Emma Goldman, the anarchist lecturer,
is now free, after two weeks incarcera.
ton. Attorney Owens, of the city, In
formed Magistrate Prindiville that the
upper court had freed the men named as
Miss Goldman's conspirators and that
there was no evidence against her.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

KENNEBEC COUNTY. In Probate loud,,
held at Augusta, on the fourth MONDAY VI
September, 1901. iast
Edward F. Danforth, Executor of the lss.
will and testament OF Frederick Hoyt Ia'e %
Skowhegsn, In the County of Somerset az
ceased, having presented his fifth accom-. "a
Eo ward r, Danforth being Judge OF the Pto.
bate Court In said Somerset County ana ~ ~
ing no Jurisdiction; ORDERED, That notISIS
thereof be given three weeks success.e,55
The some rset Reporter, a newspaper ptinteeoo
in Skowhegan, that all persons interest "a =.
attend at Probate Court then to be neia uS
Augusta, and show cause, II any, why the SAM
should not be allowed. -.
q. T. STEVENS, judge,
Attest: w. A. NEwcoMB, Register, ""
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LIFE OF MCKINLEY

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Madison Center.

Mrs Brookings is having her goods
moved to Skowhegan
Lawrence Hayden and Percy Buker
start up river next Thursday.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

May-Have you heard of Claras hard
luck?
Belle-No. What is it?
Now that they are married they
have to retrench awfully to make up
the money he wasted while counting
her.-Life.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
Depressed.

u am afraid Bllggins has met with
reyerses."
what makes you think So
HE goes about with a gloomy look,
saying there is no such a thing as dis
interested friendship. That is almost
a sure sign that a man has been try
ing to borrow money."-EXchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
East CornVilIe.

Mrs. Ruth Fillebrown of Skowhegan is
visiting at Mr.. and Mrs, H. M. Long
fellows.
Mrs. Chas. S Moody has been in
Boston the past two weeks. visiting
friends.
Allen Peavey continues very i'll.
Mrs. Flora Otis of Lynn, Mass, who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
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the Finest Bread
and Cake

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ders, absolutely free from alum,
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The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
A Household Necessity
PreS0TVit

comes as welcome and timely aid to
the housewife, enabling her to preserve,
without labor and with small expense,
all kinds of fruits, for winter use 1t is
especially useful for preserving fruits,
fruit syrups, cider, milk, butter, eggs,
tomatoes, catsup, pickles, etc. 1t is
Invaluable for use in cooked fruits. A
tablet added to each pint will admit of
their being opened from time to time,
and even though the jars are not air.
tight, will prevent all fermentation and
oss.
What 1t is.
1t is a simple and harmless preparation,
free from taste, smell and color, that has
the properties of stopping and preventing
fermentation, which is the true secret of
preserving.
For Cider
it is unsurpassed. 1t stops fermentation
at any point desired, and produces a
sparkling beverage like champagne.
A Dollar Package
will preserve rs jars of fruit, barrel of
cider, or 240 pounds Of butter.
No Experiment.
PRESERVIT is not an experiment. II
will positively do all we claim, and any
one can use it successfully
h package. For sale by
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NOTICE.,

Notice is hereby given that Ernest { bot .Ss
S,a,s Uoa.S q, Ran sraninsrpa Por examinstiou
for admission to the Bar at the next session y,
the Board to be held at Augusta on the 'u"'
Tuesday OF October 1901.
JOHN B. MADIGAN
8w3s Secretary of the boafu
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
You cannot afford

TO put up your seasons supply of pre-
serves by the old and uncertain process.
Weigh out half pound or more sugar
to every pound of fruit; scald your cans
for time, cook your fruit for hours over
hot stove. After all this trouble and
labor, soalding of hands and arms, burn
ing your face, breaking jars, ETC., you
have but half the quantity of fruit,
which is mashed and the flavor entirely
destroyed by heat Berries, in particu
lar, done by this cooking process, are a
complete jam or marmalade without
favor. When you think your labor
done, and your fruits are put away for
the season, fermentation often takes
place, in which case your jars burst and
your fruits are a total loss, together with
all your labor and expense.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
You can afford to Preserve
your Fruits without
Cooking,

Fill the jars with fruit, as it comes from
the tree or vine, and add one tablet to
each pint of fruit, then fill the jars with
q syrup made of cold water and sugar.
Cover and put away. Raspberries,
Cherries, Peaches, Grapes, ETC., are as
natural in appearance and taste as
though just picked.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26

PRESERVIT is not an experiment. 1t
will positively do all we claim, and any
one can use it successfully.