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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09
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Creek, Michigan, 3o 1910 monal idnoi
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 belief of fifty thousand testimonial
 This Company has knowingly made regarding K HOWE, With Company r4 years.) L. Company years) F. C. GRANDN, Advertising Manager With years R. STERRETT, Physician Scientific Dept With Company about T. years) CFIESTON SYER Advt Writer With Company about CHARLES w. GREEN Advt Writer With years) HARRY BURT, General Supt With Company about (With POST, Chairman With Company
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09
Distortion No. 1

Distortion No. 1 stated that we have been accustomed to advertise Grape-Nuts and Postum as "cure-alls" for everything.
 It has never been the policy of this Company to advertise Grape-Nuts or Postum to cure anything.
 We say that in eases where coffee disagrees and Is causing sickness it's dismissal will remove the cause of the trouble, and we suggest the use of Postum for the reason that it furnish es a hot pa1atable morning beverage, and contains natural elements from the grain which can be used by nature to assist in rebuilding nerve centres that coffee may have broken down.
 Likewise Grape-Nuts food does not cure anything, but 1t does assist na- ture tremendously in rebuilding pro- vided the undigestible food that has been used is discontinued and Grape Nuts taken in its place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09
Charge No. 3

Charge No. 2 states that the passare of the National Food & Drugs Act compelled us to drop from the packages some assertions regarding the nutritive value of Grape-Nuts.
 We have never been ''compelled' to make any change.
 Since the beginning it has been a universal rule to print clearly on every package exactly what the contents are made of.
 Berore the passage of the Pure Food Law the packages stated that Grape Nuts food was made of wheat and barley:
 We did not esteem the small amount of salt and yeast as of value enough to speak of. but after the new Law came in we became as technical as the officials at Washington and added the words yeast and salt, although we have no recollection or being asked to. We believed that our statements lthat Grape-Nuts will supply elements Ito nourish the brain and nerve cen- tres is true and bring authorities to support the fact
 Some state chemists believed this c gross exaggeration and inasmuch as the Food Dept. at Washington could easily harass grocers. pending a trial on the disputed question, we con- | cluded that much the better way would be to eliminate from our pack ages such claims, however certain we may be that the claims are true.
 Another statement objected to read as follows:
 .The system will absorb a greater amount of nourishment from one bound of Grape-Nuts than from ten bounds of meat, wheat oats, or bread"
 Some Department chemists deceive themselves as we'll as the public.
 'Caloric" is the word which defines a unit of heat determined by thu amount necessary to raise one kilo gram of water one degree centigrade lon this basis a table of calorics Is prepared showing the percentage ol different kinds of food. Butter show ' 8.e0; Grape-Nuts 3.96; milk Os7O. Re member the statement on the pack are spoke of the nourishment tn. system would absorb, but did no 0peak of the calorics of heat contained fn it for the heat Is not nOurishment and the nourishment cannot be judged hy the number of heat units, notwith sanding the fact that certain chem 01s would have the public believe so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09

body requires food again, use a pre- digested food, or at least one easy of digestion.
 Dr. Ochsner in his work on appen- dicftis refers directly to the uses of the Well-known pre-digested foods He also brought out the interesting fact that in after treatment" 1t is advantageous to take on pre-diges- ted food.
 The price of the package Preferred to by the weekly) is not known by us to have any relation to the ques- ton.
 Our advice to stop using indigesti- b1e food in bowel troubles and to use Grape-Nuts food has been a great blessing to tens of thousands of peo- pie. and we hope will continue to bless Iood many more in tn, suc- NO. is a live wire. It refers to 1 c. w. Post and his studies and ex- perience in Suggestive Therapeu- ties" or Mental Healing which fur ther lead to most careful and sys- l tematic study of the effect of the | mind on the digestive and other or gans of the body.
 l 1 He attended clinics in Europe and fitted himself for a future career in which he has become known as one l of the food experts of the world, | fitted to judge both from the material l as we'll as the mental side of the l question.
 l For about eight years previous to l 1891 he was an invalid. In that year, l after being under the care of several well-known physicians he was quick l ly healed. by what to him was 8 I curious and not we1l-understood | method. Sufficient to say he became a well man. weighing about 1s5 | pounds.
 This experience challenged his in. vestigation into causes of disease and | their amelioration. Those studies and experiences developed very
 profound reverence for Supreme
 Power which directly operates upor
 the human being, and this reverence
 for the Infinite became to him {
 form of religion which included hon.
 esty of purpose towards his fellow
 man. A statement which will be in
 dorsed by everyone who knows hin
 closely.
 He will make a public announce.
 ment in detail of these facts, and the
 Postum Company will cause tha
 statement to be published in news
 papers and magazines in due time
 We suggest the reader look for it. Prevarication No. 8. "Pos,
 spends nearly million a year in ad'
 vertising and relies on that to keeI
 out of the newspapers the dangerous
 nature of the fraud he is perpetrat-
 ing on the public.''
 The Postum Company does pay out
 upwards of million year for trade
 announcements. Newspaper men be.
 Heve our statements truthful or they
 would not print them. Large mum.
 bers of newspaper men use oul
 products.
 They are capable of telling the public whether or not we "bribe' them.
 It may have escaped notice that we
 did not "bribe'' that particular week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09

 rlacngf before comforting
  bnundfa n our America rbunals fo land
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09

Right here notice an ''intimation spaSm." The Weekly says: Post got those testimonials by advertising for them.s In New York he used for that purpose the New York Magazine of - whose editor is now in the Federal Penitentiary for fraudulent use of the mails For example, Post announced in that magazine in 1907, etc." (then follows our prize compe- tition.)
 We used nearly all of the papers and magazines in New York and the rest of America, but the sensational writer gives the impression to his readers that the only magazine we the Federal Penitentiary," etc., some thing that We know nothing of the truth of now. and never did. Space was bought in the magazine spoken of on business basis for the reason that it went to a good class of read nfshed an opportunity for a design ing writer to deceive his readers.
 We look upon honest human testi- mony from men and women as to the means by which they recovered health as of tremendous value to those in search of it. Our business has been conducted from the very first day upon lines of strict integrity and We never yet have published a false testimonial of human expe- rience. Many of these letters covered numerous sheets; some, if printed would spread over half page of newspaper. If we would attempt to print one such letter in every one of the thousands of papers and maga- zines we use, the cost for printing that one letter would run into many 1 thousands of dollars.
 We boil down these letters exactly ! as a newspaper writer boils his news, sticking sacredly to the important facts and eliminating details about the family and other unimportant matters. This work of boiling down or editing, is done honestly, and with full knowledge of our responsibility but notice the art of the "twister'' in the way he presents to his readers this matter of testimonials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09

suggestion of compensation for his time and medical knowledge. Prev ious to the time when we employed physicians in our own business, we occasionally employed doctor to write an article on coffee, always in- sisting that the article be an honest expression of his opinion and re- search.
 The Weekly hunted up this physician, and because he seemed to be poor, and as 1t says 'brokendown," had him brought to Court to be ex- posed before a jury as the ''only physician that had ever endorsed Grape Nuts" but much to the cha torneys asked him if the article he wrote about coffee was true. he re-
 piled, ''yes."
 Statement No. 5. reads: "rhe
 health officers of Mich, Maine, Penn, New Hamp., and other states in their official bulletins have for years been denouncing as preposter- ouS and fraudulent the claims made ! by the Postum Cereal Company" We do not recall any criticism except f. om Mich, Penn., Maine and S.. Dakota.
 The average reader might think | that the opinions expr essed by the l State Officials are always correct, but that conclusion is not borne out by | facts.
 ! AS an illustration: About thirteen years ago the Dairy and Food Com mission of Michigan for some person
 al reason printed a severe criticism on us for making Postum of Farley 1 (according to his official chemist) at market price and selling too high. He was shown there was never grain
 of barley used in Postum. Ills report was false and misleading. The gov l ernor dismissed him. l We believe that most of the state officials are honest, and on the other hand we are firmly convinced that
 some of their conclusions cannot be
 substantiated by facts in scientific re- l search.
 l They never criticize the purity of our foods, for so much we are thank l full.
 If our conclusions in regard to its being brain food differ from theirs
 and we are both honest, they have rather the advantage, because under
 the law they can order us to elimi- l nate from the package any statement
 if it disagreos with their opinion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09
Prevarication No. 8.

It may have escaped notice that we did not .'bribe'' that particular week ly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09
Item 10

wheat bran is part of Postum.
 But the criticism neglected to mention that for years every Pos tum package announced in plain type that the outer covering of wheat (bran). made part of the beverage.
 They ignorantly fell into a trap here, not knowing enough of food value to know that Taka-Diastase" the article used by physicians the world over for starch indigestion" is made from wheat bran.''
 So we use that part of the wheat berry because it contains the element needed to develop the valuable dias- tase in manufacture. Good Postum Is impossible without this part.
 These seIf-apointed critics do make some laughable blunders through ig- norance, but-be patient.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-09

NO. . states that the amount of the verdict will be devoted by the week ly' to exposing fraud"
 This is almost real humor.
 We have two suits pending against the weekly total $500,000.00
 We haven't devoted" the sum to any particular purpose yet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
GERTIE MAY DAVIS
CAPTURES A HUSBAND.

WAYNE, w. Va, May 1.--Well
what do you think Of this? Little Ger
tie May Davis has embarked on the
sea OF matrlmony. What! You don't
know Gertle? She is the largest wo
man in the world, and now she has the
distinction Of being the heaviest bride
in the world. Why they call her little
Gertie is a mystery, for the child
weighs only GS5- pounds. Going some
for a 1O.year.old, Ell?
At her home in Gragston Thursday
evening, Gertie was united in wedlock
to NJ. G. Mccoy, who tips the scale al
119 pounds with his boots on. He just
comes up to his brides shoulders by
standing on his tootsles. The bride
groom states his wife is worth hel
weight in gold, Just wait till his fraiI
wife hauls him Into a dry goods store
to be measured for a hobble skirt. oh
horrorsI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
SPENDING THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS EXPERIMENTING
The Scientist Made Great Dlscov
cry.

When a man is in doubt 1t becomes
his duty to investigate, and when proof
is piled upon proof it is time to be
convinced. There is nothing in, life so
valuable as good Health. The reporter
OF this article personally knows of
several people here that are rapidly
regaining their health because they In
yestigated the proofs produced by the
Root Juice people and were convinced.
We positively know that an eminent
scientist devoted several years of his
life to hard study and spent over ten
thousand dollars experimenting before
the afflicted were permitted to try his
great discovery, which is now curing
people all over the country, after all
other remedies had failed. If you bloat
and belch sour gases; II your food lays
heavy on the stomach; II you have any
symptoms of indigestion, we honestly
believe that one dose OF Root Juice
will convince you OF Its wonderful
merits. Root Juice soothes and heals
the mucous lining Of the stomach,
bowels and bladder, and at the same
time heals and strengthens the liver
and kidneys. 1t prevents fermenta'
ton of food in the stomach and bowels
and stops formation of acid by caus'
ing the digestive fluids 10 be supplied
in sufficient quantities in a natural
way and giving the liver and kidneys
health and strength to do the work ma
ture intended them TO do. The blood
will soon be filtered OF all impurities
and good rich blood will be made to
nourlsh the whole body. Poor weak
wmen and dyspeptic, back'aching
rheumatic men, take this advice be
fore 1t is too late. Go Immediately and
get bottle OF Root Juice. Now on
sale at Booher's drug store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
Personals.

Mr., Fraker, Of Harrlsville, Pa.
spent the past few days in this ward
Margaret, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
S. A. ShuttIesworth, Of Morgantowr
avenue, has been quite sick for the
past week,
Miss Elda Travis returned today
from Grafton, where she was the
guest OF the Misses Thare.
Misses Mary and nellie Shuttles
worth returned to their home at Lit
tie Falls yesterday after a visit with
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Bolyard, and
children spent Sunday at shinnston.
Miss Georgia Radford has returned
to Grafton after spending couple Of
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
]. D. Radford.
Miss Odra Stealey returned last
eevning from Morgantown, where she
spent several days.
Miss Ivy Brown has returned from
Harrison county, where she spent the
past week. ~
Miss Blanche Rownd, of Pleasant
Valley, is the guest of MRS. Lou Z
Barnes, on East Park avenue. 4
Miss Helen Mitchie, OF Cumberland
Md, is the guest of her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Watkins return
ell Sunday evening from Rowlesburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
GOLDSBORO
HEARD FROM
A Lady Who Lives In GOIdsbOrO
Joins in the Chorus Of Praise
for Cardui, The WOman's
Tonic.

Goldsboro, N. Ca physician treat.'
ed me for many distressing symptoms,
writes Mrs. Eta A. Smith, "but gave
me norelief.
t'Isuffered with neuralgia around the
heart and was tro1bled at times with my
head. had pain in my left side, bowels,
left thigh, shoulders and arms.
"After taking Cardui, | am now we'll
and can recommend it to other suffering
women"
Just such doubtful symptoms, as those
from which Mrs. Smith suffered, are the
ones for which Il will pay you to take
Cardut, the woman's tonic.
tits at such times, when there Is MOTH
ing 10 show, for certain, the real cause OF
tte trouble, that youneed atomic, to give,
the body strengthto throw oil the illness
that evidently threatens.
Take Cardui, when you are II with
the ailments Of your sex. Take. CardulI
as a tonic, 10 prevent illness, wien you
feel It coming. v
Yolrdruggist keeps Il II III,
NIB gitis To- adles' Adyisors pept chatt1.s
noOga Med lclne Go. Gtattall III
and g -page boo Hens
tot Womsn sent IN plalli tltap PEI en ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
VARSITY WINS
WEST VIRGINIA DEFEATS NAVY
IN LOOSE GAME BY SCORE OF
6.To 8,

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May LIN the
most loosely played game of the sea.
son the West Virginia University won
from the Naval Academy Saturday aft.
ernooh by 6 to 8. Seventeen errors
were made in the aggregate. The
midshipmen contributed ten of THEN,
There was little hitting out of the field
and most of the Navy infelders play.
ed miserably. Nelson at second, and
Seibert at first, being the worst Of
tenders. The visitors punched hits
in the fourth and sixth innings, while
the Mldshipmen punched errors, and
the full score OF the West virginians
was made in these innings. The score.
u. OF w. Va. % o % 03000-S Z
Navy 1910 0 00OO-S a 10
Batteries, w. v. u, Vass and Wyatt;
Navy, vinson and Cochran.
Umpire, Mr.. Keenan,, OF Phlladel-
phia, FL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
HARD HI7TINB
GOOD FELlIIINB
WE'RE FEA TuREs IN sJtlpFss
WHICH pm Y TEs los s Fo

54IcA Go. May Iiitting Cam
ritz for7 four doubles, a home run, and
4 Single IN the sixth and seventh ~.
nings yesterday. the Cubs defeated
PittsBurg by a score Of g to 8. Veays
Ell succeeded Richie after the ffst "a;
ming and pitched a mastery game, the
Pirates breaking his string Of thirty.
one successive ciphers, tby scoring n
the ninth. Carey made the last out, 4
ny to Holman, with the bases filed.
ISheckard and Carey made sensational
catches in the outheld. Score:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
A. the chanel.

A large audience listened veryFa
tentively to Evangelist Mcyey, while
he spoke on the theme, Does This
Life End Probation with Man?" last
evening at the chapel On Columbia
street. The subject was very ably
discussed and the points brought out
in a clear and concise manner. To
night the Evangelist will speak on the
State Of the Dead" and tomorrow
evening his subject will be e'Punish.
,ment OF the Wicked After Judgment"
Come and hear these subjects explain-
ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
,Pittsburg. ...." 2 900 Q 90 9 p
Chicago. o Oo.OO428O5'-

! ,sumary-Two base hits, sheckardi
Hoffman, Schultz, Tinker, Archer,
Weaver 2, Wilson; home run. Hof;
man; sacrifice hit, Archer; stolen
bases, Eyers, Schultz; left on bases,
Chicago 6, Pittsburg z; first base on
balls, off Richie I, Weaver 2, oamnite
Q; struck out, by Weaver 4, Camnltz
4, Gardner 2. Umpires, Zimmerman
and Rdgler. Attendance, 10000. Time,
1850. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
lld Elrst ward.

on tie First ward diamond yester'
day afternoon the South Palattne base!
bail team defeated the First ward
team In two agnes. Y The first game
went to the South Palatiners by a
score OF z to: 8, the second by a score
.of 4 10 o: Tie batteries weres South
Palatne, Boice, Morrison and Haw-
kins; First ward, A. Madden and T.
Madden,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
Social Friday Evening.

The eight cent social will be held
Friday evening by the Lutte Brown
class Of the NJ. E. Sunday school in
the basement Of the MonongaheIa
Bank building. A business meeting
OF the class will be held Wednesday
evening at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown, on Diamond street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
Wnl5Lay Cornerstone.

The corner stone Of the new Dia.
rnond street ". E. church will be laid
Friday afternoon at 1880 o'clock. Rev.
o. d. King, of Charleston, former
pastor here, will assist with the ser
vice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

Mrs, Dent Powell; 81 II III sbfrg ana
MISC Isitty cole, III Grafton were here
JsffoF the funeral Of MI. Edcian Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse kemple; who are
visiting IN GRAFTON also came down
for the funeral. sS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
An soeIev.l

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Dla.
mond street IN. p. church VIII meet
Thursday evening at the home Of Mrs,
Alice Stevens, on Raymond street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

AGENTS WANTED good agent
wanted I'M every town q 'epresetit
life insurance comp any hat ma Res
a specially OF Temperance RISKS;
low rates and liberal contract 10 cas.
pable man. Address s. ilson 2533
Broad way New y !. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
]. N. G. 4. NlTES

A very interesting checker tourna-
ment is being conducted for the boyi
by Assistant Secretary H. R. McCloy
1t is d very novel contest and the boys
certainly did show rare form in their
preliminarles last Saturday night
The boys who qualified for the semi
finals were: Clyde Cobun, Harold
Rldgely, George Smith; Walter Blnns
Paul Hutchinson, Earl Jones, Pau
Hess, Augustus Stanhagen.
Both the Senior and Junior Bowling
Leagues are meeting with favor and
some very pretty games are being en-
joyed, The fgames scheduled for this
week are:
seniorL League.
! Tuesday Professors and Giants;
Association and Clerks.
MISREPRESENTATION and Professors;
Bankers and Pirates.
Junior League.
i Tuesday Bright Eyes and Max;
Ones and Champs. y
Secretary F. w. Rapp and Physical
Director W. s.. Slater went up towards
Clarksburg Saturday morning to look
up some sites for the boys summer
camp,
In the afternoon two regular indoor
baseball games were played in the
Ward School class. The games result
ed as follows: III
!. SenOcas, IS; Arrows, 81.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
purchased -iennen Property.

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Combs have pur.
chased the Hennens property on Ferry
street and win move into It soon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

MODERN, 7RooMsHollsE, No tos
CASTOR avenue, f9r slle 9po
$4,000. cash, balknte 4 43i per
monthly payments, or for rem me
L LIN b; 81 st 4 yanee.
For further intof1aat ion tidtess BUx
492, GAINESVILLE, Chic.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

elRL-wanted girl for general houses
work, white or colored Apply If
Parks avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

q glT No ~ ~
WANTED TO rent small nous by
man and VIE, mo children. Must
be centrally locat Cd Addfess 9,
West Nirginfan ONCE,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

OFFICES FOR Rem Ohe stngle iof.
fee room, third flocr jacobs iiplld-
ing. Apply Geo. M. Jacobs,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

All INC sCNOUIS lHHU0 a SdIlI JVeIOI
day but they are far behind the Eas-
ter Sunday.
This is a good season of tho year
to make good gains. Let all the
schools get IN line for greater things.
Subscribe for tho West virginlan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

FOR RENT-SeYen room furnished
house, centrally located. Tor two or
three months. All 6nFeniences \
Address 81" care this once
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01
M0N1NGIH lost
SECOND WARD INDEPENDENTS
PRogE Too. 3 ST FoH osPosi


AT AIbnnngah Satnrd elte s3ee;
iond Ward Independents Won Two
rom lie Afon0ng ai team he
game wefe played al Traction Park
and large crowd sa n the contest
Tie scores u
s First eaill R.I.Is.
Mon0ng J, ls.l.:; 3
Second ward w. 7. y. ~. 500. 3 4 I
Batteries FoFthey and spragg, Con;
away and Burns.
Second gamer R.H.E Y
Mohongah ....,.. 2 3 :
Second ward !. /. ....., u. \. 49,, 4 y 4
Batteries Honaker and spragg;
Hamilton and Burns.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-01

SMALL APARTMENT For reft.s
tlree room apartment with bail hot.
and cold water use Bell phone,
roomy furnished attic Tor storage or
bed room. Closeln but quiet and sess
cluded-to man and wife 0til ~ Or
very small family Apply !. West.
Virginian Office.