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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

Governor Cruce still has the com
mendation Of the entire republican
press Of the country which is more
than his predecessor ever had
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

There is one thing sure the demo
Gratis can say nothing meaner about
the republicans than they are saying
about each other
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

And now the deer are eating up the
crops in the neighborho0d Of Jay, the
county seat Of Delaware county and
there is no open season for killing
deer in that county. Life is just one
darn thing after another.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

An exchange wants to know what
would you do if you found a ten dol
lar gold piece in your pocket. We
would 90 right back and get our own
pants.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

The man who had finer stock fruit
and grain than was on exhibition in
Vinita today was on hand as usual.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

This is a queer old world Bailey
of Texas wouldn't serve another term
lin The senate for million dollars
while Others would give that much TO
serve
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

Tomorrow is Home Suckers" day.
and the real estate people are ready
for business.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

The signs of world peace are appear
ing in the east where the Turks AID
Italians are fighting Ike wild beasts
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

With a state tax levy Of two mills.
taxes ought 70 be about dollar a hun
dred less than last year
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

AT midnight in his guarded tent the
Turk lay dreaming Of the hour, when
italy sill sweep down and take Tripoli
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

By the way what are Turkey and
Italy fighting about any way?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

We have no interest in the Turk
Italian war-but rah for the Italians.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

They have now begun to rob the
robbers at Tulsa.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
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A TEXT FOR THE DAY.

, Keep thy foot when thou
, goest to the house Of God. and
D be more ready to hear, than to
D give the sacrifices Of fools for
D they consider not that they do
D evil.
D Be not rash with thy mouth,
D and let not thine heart be hasty
D to utter any thing before Cod
D for God is in heaven, and thou
D upon earth therefore let thy
D words be few.
0 3. For dream cometh
o through the multitude Of bust
, ness; and fools voice is known
0 by multitude of words
D Eccl. 5-1-1-3
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

Summer fingers in the lay Of fall.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

Campbell Russell has not succeeded
in stirring up single libel SUIT among
the newspapers yet
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

The number OF candidates for con
gressmen at large viii be large.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07

So attorney from New York spent less for
months in Battle Creek hoping find impurities foods
dirt the factories After eless spying about he summoned
twenty-five of wo<men and took their testimony. Every
single testified that the foods made of exactly the grain
and ingredients printed the packages the wheat barley and
being the choicest obanabe-a thoroughly the
the and of the factories and machinery
kept scrupuously clean.
That all proved disappointing to the Weekly There
few factories hospitals private hotel and restaurant
kitchens that could stand the close spying and
by enemy paid to find dirt or impurities of some kind
In any ordinary kitchen factory he would find something
magnify and make noise about
But he failed utterly with the Postum Works and products
Twenty thirty thousand people through the factories annual
y and enquire whether they there spy 1t
makes difference
He turned discover something about advertising
that could be criticised
An analysis and distorted of the
weekly interest readers take the items
by and them for inspection We will chain the
harsh words and make reference this article the BIRTH
growth and methods of the weekly but try conne the dis
cusson to the questions at issue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07

dollars $4,000 for writing his testi
monial"
We will wager ten thousand dollars
($10.000.00) with any investigator
that we have. subject to inspection of
any fair committee, upwards of three
hundred 5000 communications from
physicians. many of them expressing
the highest commentator of our pro-
ducts. but these will not now or ever
be turned over to the publisher for
his USE
Notice the statement in this charge:
The only famous physician whose
name was signed to Postum testimon-
ial, ETC."
The truth is, this Dr. Underwood
was Que of a great many physicians
who have not only written comendat-
DRY words about the value of our
foods. but every now and then some
physician writes an article on coffee
or on food, and sends it to US with a
suggestion of compensation for his
time and medical knowledge. Previ-
Gus 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 physi-
clan, and because he seemed to be
poor, and as it says, "brokendown,"
had him brought to Court to be ex-
posed before a jury as the "only ply
stefan that had ever endorsed Grape
Nuts" but much to the chagrin of the
Weekly" when our attorney asked
fee was true. he replied, yes"
Statement No. 5. reads: THE
health officers of Mich, Maine, Penn,
New Hamp., and other states in their
denouncing as preposterous and fraud.
Cereal Company" We do not recall
any criticism except from Mich,
Penn, Maine and S. Dakota.
The average reader might think that
the opinions expressed by the State
oulCldlS are SOiICCt. uuI iudl
conclusion is not borne out by facts.
AS an illustrations: About thirteen
years ago the Dairy and Food Commits
sion of Michigan for some personal
reason printed a severe criticism on
US for making Postum of Barley (ac-
cording to his Official chemist) at mar.
ket price and selling it too high. He
was shown there was never a grain of
barley in Postum His report was
false and misleading. The governor
dismissed him.
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
research.
They never criticize the purity of
our foods, for SO much we are thank
full.
If our conclusions in regard to its
being a brain food differ from theirs.
and we are both honest, they have
rather the advantage, because under
the law they can order us to eliminate
from the package any statement if it
disagrees with their opinion. Other
wise they would harass grocers
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07

The Weekly" carefully eliminates
from its printed account, testimony re-
garding the years of research and
study by Mr.. Post in Atting himself
for his work, and would lead the read
err of the distorted article to believe
that his education began since 1905.
Distortion No. II reports Mr.
Post as lodging witness"
His eye is not OF the shifty kind OBJ
served in the head of one OF his chief
critics. On the witness stand Mr.. Post
looks quietly but very steadily
straight into the eyes of the haggling
twisting lawyer, trying by all his art
to ask double-barreled questions and
bull-doze and confuse witness.
The lodging" it seems consisted of
replying, Il don't know"
Opposing counsel holds book in
his hand while he queries
Il want to know if there is a single
thing in your whole book here that
suggests any particular kind of food"
Then followed some discussion be-
tween attorneys.
When Mr.. Post was allowed to re-
ply, he said. II don't know until
read the book over and see"
This book, it turns out, was written
by Mr.. Post seventeen years ago and
probably has not been read carefully
by him in the last fifteen years. 1t
would require a remarkable memory
to instantly say yes" or mo" as to
what a book of lat pages did or did
not contain. without reading 1t over.
but such conservative and well bal
anced answers are construed by SEN
sation seekers to be lodging"
The attorney sought by every art to
impress the Jury with the fact that
Mr.. Posts belief in the power of Mind
in relation to the body branded him as
unreliable and worse.
The following is quoted from one Of
the questions
THE lawyer reading from the book.)
THE writer of these pages desires
to say nothing of himself other than
as a simple instrument through which
the Divine Principle chooses to mani
fest itself by precept and example.
Skill in mental practice is gained
in the same way as skill in any de-
partment OF science-by observation,
study. experience and the ability to
evolve correct conclusions.
Read carefully, thoughtfully no
HlOIc IMAM lWcuIy pn6Co udiJ. al
terward seek an easy position where
you will not be disturbed. Relax ey-
cry muscle. Close your eyes. and go
into the silence where the mind il
plastic to the breathings OF spirit and
where God talks to the Son. The
thoughts from Divine Universal Mind
come as winged angels and endow you
with healing power. II you go into
the silence humble and trusting, you
will come out enriched and greatly
strengthened in body by contact even
for short time with the Father of
all life and all power. You will feel re-
freshed in every way and food taken
will digest readily as the stomach
works smoothly when under the infiu-
ence of Higher Power"
Il ask you If you did not write that,
and If you did not believe it when you
wrote it"
For a moment the Court Room was
in absolute silence.
Mr.. Post slowly leaned forward over
the rail, pointed his finger at the At
tvs face to emphasize his reply and
with eyes that caused those OF the At
torney to drop he said. Yes, l am
proud to say / did"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07

announcements. Newspaper me- be-
lieve our statements truthful or they
would not print them. Large numbers
OF newspaper men use our products.
They are capable of telling the pub
lie whether or not we "bribe" them
1t may have escaped notice that we
did not "bribe" that particular weekly.
No. q 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, 100000
We haven't devoted" the sum to
any particular purpose yet.
Item 10 is discovery" that
wheat bran is a part of Postum.
But the criticism neglected to men,
ton that for years every Postum pack
age 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 arti-
Gle 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 self-appointed critics do make
some laughable plumbers through ig'
norance, but-be patient.
Item II is an illustration of the
squirming and twisting of the sensa-
tional writer delivering distorted mat
ter to his readers.
While on the witness stand Mr..
Post testified to his studies in Anat-
omy, Physiology, Dietetics and Psy.
chology,-all relating to the prepare
ton and digestion of food. Asked to
name authorities studied he mention
ed six or eight from memory. and
commented on some clinical expert.
ence covering several years in annual
journeys to Europe.
Now notice the distortion. Copy
from the printed criticism.)
He Post) pointed out a pile of
books in possession of his attorneys
as the very ones he had read"
(Notice,-"the very ones he had
read" leading the reader to believe
ludt lACy "CiC iiC oihy OhCo-y
Did you consult the books from
these editions?" was asked.
From those and various editions -
answered Post.
The attorney picked up book after
book from the pile and showed the
title pages to the jury.-all except two
had been published since 1905"
This is an example of distortion and
false coloring to produce an unfav.
orable impression.
The facts are Mr.. Post purposely in
troduced the latest editions that could
be obtained of prominent authorities
to prove by them the truth of his
statements regarding appendicitis and
and the analysis OF brain, also the lat
est conclusions in regard to the action
of the digestive organs. These works
are:
Human Physiology, by Raymond
Physiological Chemistry, by Simon.
Digestive Glands, by Pawlow.
Hand Book of Appendicitis, by Ochs-
ner
| Physiological Chemistry, by Ham
marsten.
Biochemic System of Medicine by
| Cafey
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07

DIStOIllUIl lNOs i
we have been accustomed to advertise
Grape.Nuts and Postum as '"cure-alls
for everything"
Il has never been the policy of this
Company to advertise Grape-Nuts or
Postum to cure anything.
we say that in cases where coffee
disasrees and is causing sickness its
dismissal will remove the cause OF the
trouble and We suggest the use Of Pos
tum for the reason that 1t furnishes a
hot palatable 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 does assist nature
tremendously in rebuilding. providing
the undigestiblel food that has been
used IL discon tinued and Grape Nuts
taken In It's place.
Charge No. 2 states that the
passage Of the National Food & Drugs
Act compelled us to drop from the
package some assertions regarding the
nutritive value of Grape.Nuts.
We have never been compelled" to
make any change. -...
Since the beginning II has been a
universal rule to print clearly on every
package exactly what the contents are
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07
Spasm No. 6 says: THE

OpdSm NO. b says:
most dangerous thing in the world for
one threatened with appendicitis is to
eat any food whatever. Notwithstand-
ing he knew that danger, c. w. Post
advertised Grape-Nuts at fifteen cents
a package for those SO threatened"
This is intended to muddle the read
er into believing that we put out
Grape-Nuts as cure for appendicitis
Mr. Post, himself, has had probably
as wide experience as any other man
in America in the study and observa-
ton of food as related to the digestive
organs, and we proved in Court by
physicians and surgeons on the wit
ness stand that the predominating
cause of appendicitis is undigested
food. and that it is necessary to quit
eating food and when the body re-
quires food again, use pre-digested
food, or at least one easy of digestion.
DR.. Ochsner in his work on appendi-
citis refers directly to the use of the
well-known pre-digested foods that
can be obtained on the market He
also brought out the fact that in "af-
ter treatment" it is advantageous to
take on pre-digested food.
The price of the package preferred
to by the weekly is not known to US
to have any relation to the question.
Our advice to stop using indigestible
food in bowel troubles and to use
GrapeNuts food has been a great
blessing to tens of thousands of peo-
Pile, and we hope will continue to bless
a good many more in the succeeding
years.
No. 7 is live wire. 1t refers to
c. w. Post and his studies and exper-
fence in Suggestive Therapeutics"
or Mental Healing" which further
lead to a most careful and systematic
study of the effect of the mind on the
digestive and other organs of the
body.
He attended clinics in Europe and
fitted himself for a future career in
which he has become known as one of
the food experts of the world, fitted to
Judge both from the material as we'll
as the mental side of the question.
For about eight years previous to
1891 he was an invalid. In that year.
after being under the care of several
wellknown physicians he was quick
ly healed, by what to him was Gu
rious and not MISUNDERSTOOD method.
OuulCicHt 10 say ne DeCdHe d we'll udu
weighing about 1876 pounds.
This experience challenged his in
vestigation into causes of disease and
| their amelioration. Those studies and
experiences developed a very pro-
found reverence for Supreme Power
which directly operates upon the hui.
man being, and this reverence for the
Infinite became to him a form of re-
ligion which included honesty of pur-
pose towards his fellow-man A state
ment which will be Endorsed by every
one who knows him closely.
He will make a public announce
ment in detail of these facts, and the
Postum Company will cause that
statement to be published in newspa-
pers and magazines in due time We
suggest the reader look for it.
PrevaricatiOn No. 8. Post
spends nearly a million a year in ad-
vertising and relies on that to keep
out of the newspapers the dangerous
nature of the fraud he is perpetrating
on the public"
The Postum Company does pay out
upwards of a million a year for trade
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07

dred $500. twenty $500 and five $1,000
each,-stating that each must be an
honest letter with name and address
We agreed not to publish names, but
to furnish them to enquirers by letter
These letter writer's very generally
answered those who wrote to them,
and verified the truth of the state.
ments.
Under this agreement not to publish
names literally scores of letters came
from doctors. We kept our word and
neither printed their names or surren
dered the letters.
Right here notice an Imitation
spasm." The Weekly" says: Post
got those testimonials by advertising
for them. In New York he used fol-
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." Cthen follows our prize compe
tition).
We used nearly all the papers and
magazines in New York and the rest
Of America Dut the sensational writer
gives the impression to his readers
that the only magazine we used was
one whose editor is now in the Fed
eral Penitentiary." ETC., something
that We know nothing of the truth oil
now. and never did. Space was bought
in the magazine spoken of en- bust
ness basis for the reason that it went
to good class of readers. The in
cident seems to have furnished an OPP
portunity for a designing writer to de
ceive 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 up
on lines of strict integrity and We new
err yet have published a false testi
monial of human experience. 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 let
ter in every one of the thousands OF
papers and Magazines we use. the
cost of printing that one letter would
run into many thousands Of dollars.
We boil down these letters exactly
as 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 know
ledge of our responsibility. but notice
the art of the ''twister" in the way
he presents to his readers this matter
OF testimonials.
Distortion No. 4. This is a
bad one. 1t reads as follows: THE
only famous physician whose name
was signed to testimonial was pro
duced in Court by Golfers and turned
out to be a poor old brokendown home
opath. who is now working in a print
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-07

spoke of the nourishment the system
would absorb. but did not speak OF
the calories Of heat contained in it, for
the heat Is not nourishment, and the
nourishment cannot be judged by the
number of heat units, notwithstand
ing the fact that certain chemists
would have the public believe so.
As an illustrations: Attempt to feed
a man sixty days on butter alone, with
it's $50 calories. The man would die
before the experiment had run sixty
days.
Then. take Grape-Nuts with 39t
and milk with O.7O.-the two combined
equal 4.66,-about one.half the mum
Der of calories contained in butter
The man fed for sixty days on this
food would be we'll nourished, and
could live not only sixty days but six
months on that food alone, and We dc
not hesitate to say from our Ions
knowledge of the sustaining power OF
the food that man at the end Of six
ty days would be practically the same
weight as when he started,-if he be
a man Of normal weight.
We will suppose that from his work
he lost a pound day and made up a
pound each day from food. If that
premise proved to be true the man in
sixty days time would make sixty
pounds of tissue to replace what had
been lost. and this would be done on
Grape Nuts and milk with half the
number Of calories OF butter, upon
which no one can sustain life.
Therefore. We have reason to be
lieve that our contention is right that
concentrated food like Grape Nuts
which is partly digested and ready fol
easy, assimilation by the body, pre-
sents more nourishment that the sys
TEN will absorb than many Other
forms OF food and We will further say
that In cases OF digestive troubles
where meat, white bread, and oats
cannot be digested. that Grape-Nuts
and milk contain more nourishmen,
that the system will absorb than many
pounds of these other foods.
Distortion No. 3 charges that
our testimonials were practically all
paid for and rewritten in Battle
Creek.
These testimonials were demanded
by opposing lawyers. Naturally this
demand was refused, for they are held
in vaults and kept safe to prove the
truth, and are not to be delivered III
on demand Of enemies.
Testimony at the trial brought on,
the fact that we never printed single
testimonial that We did no have the
genuine letter back of. Many OF
these letters came spontaneously. A
record was kept of twelve hundred
and four u20p letters received in
one month from people who wrote
that they had either entirely recover
ed their health or been benefited b,
following our suggestions on food and
beverages.
On three or four occasions in the
past ten or twelve years We printed
broadcast in papers offers of prizes
to users of Postum and Grape Nuts
two hundred si.oo prizes. one hun