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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-09
! Some Suspicious Persons
Enqured hiring" certain weekly" paper abuse

So New York time for months
Battle
After twenty-five wormen and
took testimony Every single testified that the foods made
exactly the and ingredients printed the pages the wheat barley
factories machinery scrupuousy
clean
That disappointing Weekly There fac
kitchens could
spying find dirt or inn
puriies of kind
ordinary factory something
a
failed utterly ostumW andp
thirty thousand
qui whether difference
He
inspection
Weekly"
questions
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-09

be forgotten
GpeN a are perfect w humanity
and plan of
integrity.
"There's a Reason"
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We did not esteem the small amount
Kof salt and yeast as Of value enough
10 speak OF, but after the new Law
came In we became as technical as the
ofYicials at Washington and added the
words yeast. and salt" although
we have no recollection OF being
asked to.
Grape-Nuts will supply elements to
nourish the brain and nerve centers Is
true and bring authorities to support
the fact.
Some state chemists believed this
gross exaggeration and inasmuch as
the Food Dept at Washington could
easily harass grocers, pending a trial
on the disputed question. we conclud-
cd that much the better way would
be to eliminate from our packages
such claims, however certain We may
be that the claims are true.
Another statement objected to read
IS follows:
THE system will absorb a greater
amount OF nourishment from one
pound OF Grape-Nuts than from ten
bounds OF meat, wheat, oats, or
bread"
Some Department chemists deceive
themselves as well as the public.
"Calorie" is the word which defines
unit of heat determined by the
amount necessary to raise one kilo-
cram OF water one degree centigrade.
On this basis a table OF calories is
prepared showing the percentage Of
INHERENT kinds of food. Butter shows
$50; Gfape-Nats 1896; milk orc. Re
member the statement on the pack.
age spoke OF the nourishment the sys.
tenn would absorb. but did not speak
on the calories OF heat contained in il,
tor the heat Is not nourishmcnt, and
the nourishment cannot be judged by
the number of heat units. notwith-
+ standing the fact that certain chem.
ists would have the public believe SO.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-09
Some Facts

Creek Michigan, December 3d. 1910
We the undersigned certify that to knowledge has
testimonial letter printed by the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd which
did behind letter signed and believed to be an
honest
To the best of knowledge and belief the Company has re-
upwards fifty (5oooo) genuine testimonial
letters.
This Company has knowingly made permitted an
unruthful regarding its products its methods
M K. HOWE Treasurer. with Company about IA years.
LAMSON Inspector Advs with Company about s years
c. GRANDIN Advertising Manager. wh Company about 10
STERRETT M D. Physician in charge Scientific Dept
with
CHESTEON SYER Advt. Writer with Company about years.
CHARLES w. GREEN, Advt Writer with
HARRY BURT General Sup with Company 10
H. HAWK with
c. w. POST Chairman beginnng)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-09

1t may have escaped notice that we
did not bride" that particular week
ly.
NO. = states that the amount OF
the verdict will be devoted by the
weekly to exposing fraud"
This Is almost real humor.
We have two suits pending against
the weekly" total, $500. 10000.
We haven't devoted" the sum 10
any particular purpose yet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-09

be an honest letter with name and adj
dress. We agreed not to publish
names, but to furnish them to enquir.
ers by letter. These letter writer's
very generally answered those who
wrote to them. and verified the truth
OF the statements.
Under this agreement not to pub
!ish names literally scores OF letters
came from doctors. We kept our word
and neither printed their names or
surrendered the letters.
Right here notice an imitation
spasm." The Weekly" says Post
got those testimonials by advertis-
ing for them. In New York he used
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-09

every light turned from it offers
splendid honor
now, we are hiring Weekly"
general details of scraps
attacking be
teres n following:
Sonnet Weekly endorsed
advertising which
objected
Weekly" discontinued while they
negotiating wording shape of
Advertising
\ that Weekly"
Quite after the advertising had been left editorial attack
replied in newspapers and scrap on.
Iii both Sides harsh
Generally treson o public
That weekly" reputable
Our Company prominent enough for sensational writer
little distor
o the und
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for that purpose the New York Maya
zine or -- whose editor Is now
in the Federal Penitentiary for fraud
ulent use of the mails. For example,
Post announced in that magazine In
1907. etc." (then follows our prize
competition).
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
used was one whose editor Is now in
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 1t went to good class of read
ers. The incident seems to have fur
nished an opportunity for designing
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 il. Our business has been
COuuuCteu IrOfu the very HTsl udy
upon lines Of strict integrity and We
never yet have published a false tes-
timonial of human experience. Many
of these letters covered numerous
sheets; some. IL printed, would
spread over half page of newspaper.
II we would attempt to print one such
letter in every one OF the thousands
Of papers and magazines we use, the
cost for printing that one letter would
run into many thousands Of dollars.
We boil down these letters exactly
az a newspaper writer boils his news
sticking sacredly to the important
facts and eliminating details about
the family and other unimportant mat
ters This work Of boiling down,
or editing, il done honestly, and with
full knowledge Of our responsible
ity, but notice the art Of the twist
err In the way he presents to his
readers this matter Of testimonials.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-09

Before the passage or the Pure Food
Law the packages stated that Grape
Nuts food was made Of wheat and
harIav
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-09

Distortion No. 1 stated mat
We have been accustomed to advertise
Grape-Nuts and Postum as "cure-alls
for everything"
II has never been the policy of this
Company to advertise Grape-Nuts OF
Postum to cure anything.
We say that in cases where coffee
disagrees and is causing sickness its
dismissal will remove the cause of the
trouble. and we suggest the use OF
Postum for the reason that IT fur
nishes hot, palatable morning bever
age, and contains natural elements
from the grain which can Be used BY
nature to assist in rebuilding nerve
centers that coffee may have broken
down. - - -.
Likewise Grape-Nuts food does mo-
cure. anything. but it does assist ma
ture tremendously In rebuilding. pro
vided the undigestible food that has
been used II discontinued and Grape
Nuts taken In its place.
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&c whether or not We "bribe" them
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Charge No. \ states that the
passage 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
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. S62, Al Published June rs, 1911.
CHAPTER 440, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to create section 1727m Of the
statutes, relating to the use of towels
in hotels and public buildings.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
Represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. There is added to the
statutes a new section to read: Section
1727m. /. All towels for the use of
guests in any hotel, whether in their
private rooms or the public washroom,
and all towels in public buildings, must
be individual towels and when used
and discarded by the Individual, must
not be again used until thoroughly
washed and dried. Provided, however,
that the state board of public health or
local board of health may issue per
NIT to q hotel keeper, permitting the
use of other than individual towels, and
permit to be framed and hung upon the
wall of public Mushrooms.
2. Any person, partnership or corpor--
alton violating any of the provisions OF
this act shall be deemed guilty OF
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. 7S9, Al Published June &c, 1911,
CHAPTER 439, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend sections 1728p to
1728za, inclusize, of the, statutes, re-
lating to the work Of children under
sixteen years Of age in the sale or
delivery OF newspapers, magazines or
periodicals, in the distribution of
hand bills and circulars, and in street
trades in cities of the first class.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l.. Sections 172Sp to 1728za,
inclusive, of the statutes, are amended
to read: Section 172Sp. The term
street trade" as used in this act, shall
mean any business or occupation in
which any street alley, court, square
sale, display or offering for sale of any
articles, goods or merchandise. No boy
under the age of twelve years,
and no girl under the age of !"
first class distribute, sell or expose or
offer for sale newspapers, magazines or
periodicals in any street or public place.
Section 1889. No boy under *
fourteen years of age shall, in any
city of the first class, work at any time,
or be employed or permitted to work at
any time, as bootblack or in any other
street trade or shall sell or offer any
goods or merchandise for sale or dis
tribute hand bills or circulars or any
other articles, except newspapers, mag
hereinafter
vided.
Section 1881. No girl under =" "
eighteen years of age shall, in any city
of the first class, work at any time, or
| be employed or permitted to work at
any time, as a bOotblack on in any other
street trades or in the sale or distribu-
| ton Of hand bills or circulars or any
other articles upon the streets or from
| house to house.
| Section 1728s. No boy under =
| sixteen years of age shall in any city
! of the first class, distribute sell or ex-
| pose or offer for sale any newspapers.
magazines or periodicals in any street
| or public place or work as bootblack,
or sell or offer for sale or distribute any
! hand bills or other articles, unless he
complies with all the legal require
ments concerning school attendance,
and unless a permit and badge, as here
matter provided, shall have been issued
| to him by the state factory
inspector. No such permit and badge
shall be issued until the officer issuing
the same shall have received an appli-
cation in writing therefor signed by
| the parent or guardian Or other person
| having the custody of the child. desir-
Ing. such permit and badge, and until
such ofhcer shall have received, exam
| ined and placed on file the written
statement of the principal or chief ex-
ecutive officer of the public, private or
| parochial school, which the said child is
attending, stating that such child is an
such child shall have attained, and pro-
| vided that no such permit and badge
shall be issued, unless such officer is
suing It Is satisfied that such child is
mentally and physically able to do such
as required by law.
Section 172$t. Before any such per-
init Is issued, the .
state Factory inspector shall demand
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No tRAB4nR f 51s 2%g ' n IL 8
AN ACT to amend SECTIONS 1eSe-ea'
and 1636-67 of the statutes, relating
to bakeries and confectioneries.
The people of the state or Wisconsin
represented in Senate and Assembly,
s Sc fi64o' 1. ID sections sections 1861. 1886
60. and 1636-64 Of the statutes are
amended to read: Section 1636-61. /;
All buildings occupied for bakeries ana
confectionery establishments, and all
buildings or rooms connected with, or
part of such bakeries or confectionery
establishments and used for storage or
goods that are Intended to be used IN
the preparation Of the products of such
establishments or for storage or the
products of such establishments shall
be we'll drained, and all plumbing
therein, if any, shall be c0nstructed IN
accordance with well established SAM
tary principles and Of good workman
ship; and the rooms thereof used for
the manufacture, storage, or sale or
bread and other food products, or for
the storage Of goods that are intended
to be used in the preparation OF such
bread and other food products, shall be
light, dry, and airy The
ture or storage of bread and other food
products in bakeries and confectionery
Establishments shall have floors and
side walls SO constructed as to exclude
rats, mice, anu olhC1 WI AA1At =
Said floors shall have g. smooth surface
and be impermeable and may be con,
structed of wood, cement, or tile laid
in cement.
q. No water closet, earth closet,
privy, urinal, or ash pit shall be within
the bake room or any other room used
in the manufacture of bread or other
food products. In any bakery or con-
fectionery establishment. All water
closets, urinals, or privies competed
with, part Of. or within any building
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No $50, Al Published June &c, 1911.
CHAPTER 444. LAWS OF 1911
1299h-8, inclusive, of the statutes,
providing that any steam railroad
corporation shall pay the cost of
grading, ,,paying or otherwise IN IN
of way with any street when said
street is paved; and providing that
any railroad corporation having a
track running lengthwise of any
street shall pave that part Of the
street between curb lines occupied
by it's tracks.
The people or the State OF w WISCONSIN,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
DO enacts as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the
statutes six new SECTIONS to read: Sec
or village in this state shall cause any
street. alley or public highway within
it's corporate limits to. be improved by
grading, curbing, paving or otherWlsee
improving the same, where the cost or
shall be assessed against abutting
property, and such street, alley or pub
lie highway is crossed by the track or
tracks of any railroad, operated in
whole or in part by steam power, and
engaged as a common carrier, the COM
mon council or board OF pupellc Wo TX
lage shall at any time after the com
pletion and acceptance OF such I'M
provement by the municipality, cause
railroad corporation operating such
railroad, statement showing, the
amount chargeable to such railroad
corporation for such Improvement,
which shall be an amount equal to the
cost Of constructing said Improvement
along said street, alley or public high
way immediat elv in front Of and abut-
ting it's right of way on each side of
said street, alley or public highway,
based upon the price per square yard,
linea1 foot or other unit Of value used
in determining the total cost of said
Improvement
3. The amount SO charged against
any railroad corporation for improving
the street, fronting or abutting its
right of way, shall not exceed the aver
age amount per front foot assessed
AGAINST the remainder of the property
fronting or abutting on said street,
alley or public highway so improved.
The amount arrived at as above set
forth and contained in said statement,
shall be due and payable by said rail-
road corporation. to the said ,munici3;
pality, causing the same to be filed
within thirty days Of the date when
the same shall be presented to the local
representative of said railroad corpor
alton.
Section 1299h-4. In case any rail-
road corporation shall fail or refuse to
pay to any city or village the amount
set forth in any such statement or
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. c4A p R ss IA%s ' On e 1871
AN ACT to create section 288b Of the
statutes, relating to the cleansing
end disinfecting Of cuspidors and
other materials and appliances used
in the capitol building, and making
an appropriation therefor.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented In Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. There is added to the
statutes new section to read: Section
288b. For the purpose of better safe
guarding the health Of the state en-
ployes and the general public who fire.
quent the capitol building, the super
intendent Of public property shall pro
vide and equip room or rooms in the
capitol building as sterilizing cham
Der or chambers to be used for thor
oughly cleansing and disinfecting GUS
pidors, substantially according to the
Manning system as now established
and used in the government printing
office at Washington, District of Co
lumbia, and for cleansing and disin-
fecting such other materials and APP
as may be required from time to time.
There is appropriated out of any money
in the stae treasury, not otherwise APP
prOpriated q sum sufficient to defray
the expenses thereof, not exceeding the
sum of one thousand dollars. All eX-
penses under this section shall be
audited upon proper vouchers duly GER
titled by the superintendent Of public
property and paid out Of the money
herein Apr opriated.
Section @ This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June "a, 1911. Copy Law.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. 452, Al IP1blished June 26, 1911.
.,. CHAPTER 4S5, LAWS OF 1911.
6, of section 1919, of the statutes, and
to create subsection Ga, of section
1919, of the statutes, relating to aid
for county bridges. u-.--.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows.
Section /. Subsections 2, 8 and 6, Of
section 1919, of the statutes, are
amended to read: (section 1879 2.
When such bridge to be constructed or
repaired is located wholly or partly
of four hundred thousand
dollars or more according to the last
assessment as eQualized by the county
board, the county shall pay the cost in
excess of two hundred dol
lars until the cost is four
hundred dollars. When the cost eX-
ceeds four hundred dollars
the town and county shall each pay
one-half the cost of such construction
or repair.
8. When such bridge to be construct
ed or repaired is located wholly or
Valuation Of less than four
hundred thousand dollars according to
the last assessment as equalized by the
county board, the county shall pay the
SS ieth OF of one eneI ner cent no Of said aid
tota1 valuation until the total cost is
equal to one-tenth of one. per
Nent of said total valuation.
When said total cost exceeds
one-tenth of one per cent
Of said total valuation the town
nd county shall each pay one-half the
cost of such construction or repair
g. The county board SHALL at the time
If acting upon such petition, designate
.wo of it's members who shall act as
is commissioners and who shall CO.
,perate with the board of such town;
Ind such board and the said commits
3ioners shall have full charge and au-
hority to act in the letting, inspecting
and acceptance Of the work, where the
cost of the construction or repair of
aid bridge shall exceed eight hundred
dollars, where the cost of said bridge
IS less than eight hundred dollars, the
chairman of the county board shall APP
point the chairman of an adjoining
Town who shall act as commissioner
and who shall cooperate with the
board of such town; and such board
and the said commissioner shall have
full charge and authority to act in the
letting, inspecting and acceptance OF
the work
Section 2. There is added to section
1919 of the statutes a new subsection
TO read: (Section 1870 Ga. No order
shall be drawn as provided in subsec-
ton / of this section, unless such
bridge be constructed in q workman
like manner of either steel, concrete OIL
stone construction, or combination OF
these materials.
Section g. All acts and parts Of act
conflicting with any provisions of this
act are repealed in so far as they are
inconsistent Herewith.
Section 4. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June "a, 1911. Copy Law
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of
not less than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars.
Section g. All acts and parts of acts
conflicting with any provisions of this
act are repealed in SO far as they are
inconsistent Herewith.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved June "a, 1911.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. 965, Al Published June 26, 1911.
CHAPTER 442, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 4560a-12 of
the statutes, relating to the closed
season for fishing in inland waters;
The people Of the Stae of Wisconsin,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. 7og, Al GPgblisheds J 1at a. e. 1911
AN ACT to amend subsection 4, of sec
ton SO, of the. statutes relating to
the publication of election nQt1ces.
The people of the State Of WISCONSIN,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows: ..
Section /. Subsection A.. of section
SO, of the statutes, ~ amended to read;
(Section 36l 4. Such publication snail
be made twice in daily. or weekly news
papers in counties or cities having such,
one Of which publications. in dally
the election and the other publication
one week previously, and when tha p P4 10
shall be designated by the county
clerk but if there be no daily thtn week. fbe
County or city, = publication
may be made mad II in Ma any daily anyer or
c TeeKiy lion neT w pc cduntV Or CITY
Section 2. This act shall l.. take e.. effect fife
and be in force from and after It's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June "a, 1911. Copy Law.