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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28
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Captain Daniel Morgan Smith. of
Chicago. the greatest orator on earth.
viii discuss the wet and dry question
to your entire satisfaction in Marion
tonight. Follow Bakers Band.
Captain Smith is the man who has
repeatedly challenged Pcrlcy \.
BnlScr. Wayne u. Wheeler and Billy
sunday To open debate. None OF them
have ever accepted.
Adv.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28
Thanksgiving Linens

the rattlesnakcs must go before tho
march of civilization. There Is no
good about saloons and they must go
before the march of civilization.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

Captain Daniel Morgan Smith. of
Chicago, the greatest orator on earth.
will discuss the wet and dry question
To your entire satisfaction In Marion
tonight. Follow Bakers Band.
Captain smith l. the man who has
repeatedly challenged pcrlcy \.
Baker. Wayne ~. Wheeler and Billy
sunday to open debate. None of them
have ever accepted.
AIN
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

Melvin Jones VS.. T.. A. Denton.
Before Chas T.. Gompf j. =. ~
Marion township. Marion county
Ohio.
on the 18Th day or September, A.
d.. 1911. said Justice ISSUED an order
Of attachment in the above action i'm
the sum of $500. said case win be
for hearing November 3rd, 1911, at
9 a. m.
Melvin Jones, Plaintiff,
IN fAoToQ
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

There Is no more need of saloons
than there is of rattlesnakes. There
is some good about rattlesnakes, but
the harm Is greater than the good
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28
X. OF CS. LEASE
new QUARTERS
Fifth Floor of Huber Build
ing Being Fitted up in
Fine Style.

Marion council No, 67l Knights OF
Columbus one Of the most progress
sive fraternal organizations in the
city has RECENTLY closed "a Eve year
lease with the Huber estate for the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28
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10 Nufc a Cold I'm Ono DaJ
Take LAXATIVE BROMo ouinine
ia3lets' druggists refund money If IL
lalls 70 cure. 10. w. GROVES sigma
ture Us ON ench hoy 2hc
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28
Special October Pricesl
Ladies "Teckn Shirts

Gray Flannel Shirts, striped fan
mel shirts, lnene and real lin
ems. Sf.OO. SIPS and $500.
Shirts for ladies and its only
a matter of getting enough. To-
day we have them.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

Kalers serve the best crear1s and
Ices-Meet your friends there. 5-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs Mari, Cochcrl of 1T
Wayne, Ind. are guests Of old Marion
friends.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

a great big show at the Luna all
next week. Benefit Cloistcr club.
21.2t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

Rally day. Sunday morning, FRS.
Pres byterian church. 1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
Spasm No. G says:

most dangerous thing in the world for one
threatened with appendicitis is TO eat any
food whatever. Notwithstanding he
knew that danger. G. w. Post adver-
tised Grape-Nuts at Fifteen cents a
package for those so threatened.
This is intended to muddie the reader
into believing that We put ont 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 observation of
food as related TO the digestive organs.
and We proved in Court by tho physi-
clans and surgeons on the witness stand
that the predominEting cause of Appendix
citis is undigested food. and that 1t Is
necessary To quit emitting food. and when
the body requires food again. use a pre-
digcsted food. or at least one easy of
digestion.
Dr. Ochsner in his work on apDondi-
citis refers directly TO the Use of the we'll
known pre-digestcd foods that Gun be
obtained on the market. He so
brought out the interesting fact that in
"aftor treatment" It is advantageous TO
take on prc-dgested food.
Tho price of the package (referrcd TO
by the weekly is not known by liz TO
have any relation to the question.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
Distortion No. 4.

bad one. 1t reads as follows: THE only
famous physician whose name was signed,
10 IA testimonial las produced in Court b,-
Golfers and turned out 10 be a poor old
brokendown homeopath who is now
working In printing establishment.
lie received ten dollars $4,000 for
writing his testimonial"
We will wager ten thousand dollars
(S10,0O0.O0) with any investigator that
We have. subject to inspection of any
fair committee. upwards of three humid
red 5000 communications from physi-
clans. many of them expressing the high
est commentator of our products. but
these Will not now or ever he turned over
to the publisher for his use
Notice the statement In this charge:
The only famous physician whose name
was signed TO Postum testimonial. etc"
Tho truth is. this DR.. Underwood was
one of great many physicians vino have
not only written commentators words
about tho value Of our foods, but every
now and then somc physician writes an
article on coffee or on food. and sends il
To lis with suggestion of compensation
for his time and medical knowledge
Previous to the time when we employed
physicians in our own business, we oc-
casionally employed doctor to write
an article on coffee. always insisting tina I
the article be an honest expression of his
opinion and research
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

o course tine light offers
splendid chance talk about the products pom honor now
not hiring that Weekly"
The general reader seldom scraps"
few have read lately attacking may be interested
In the olowing
disagreement
by
objected.
The Weekly discontinued
negotiating
embellishments and during this correspondence instructions
to our Advertising Department
Quite after the
We replied in newspapers and the was on.
Then libel suits charshw words
Generally tircsomc o the publ
That Weekly has attacked prominent reputable manu-
cturcrs
Our Company go after
hunt for little
public under ehcads.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

30 an attorney from New York Battle
Neek hoping in
ureess
sesony Every single testified that the
gram ana printed on the packages the wheat
the choicest obnaa thoroughy puest and
every part OF the factories and machinery kept
That all proved disappointing are very few fac
torres hospitals
close unexpected impurities
of
In ordinary kitchen something to magnify and
a
But he failed utterly with the Postum products Twenty
thirty thousand people annually and we never
He could n
criticized.
An analysis Of the methods statements the eck NAV
Tor inspection We will Chain up the
this article methods
the discussion at tissue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

We did not esteem the small amount
OF salt and yeast as of value enough to
speak Of. but after the now Law came
In we became as technical as tho off
Gals at Washington and added the words
yeast and salt" although we have
no recollection of being asked to.
We believed that our statement tha,
Grape-Nuts will supply elements to no,r-
ish tho brain and nerve centres is true
and bring authorities 10 support the fact
Some state chemists believed thi.
gross exaggcration and inasmuch as
thr Food Dept. at Washington could
easily harass groCers. pending n trial on
the disputed question. we concluded thnt
much the better way would be 10 elm
mate from our packages such claims
however certain we may be that the
claims are true.
Another statement objected 70 read as
follows;
Tho system will absorb IA greater
amount of nourishment from ono pound
of Grape Nuts than from ten pounds 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 ki'ogram of water
one degree centi2radc. On this basis n
table of calores is prepared showing the
percentage of different kinds of food.
Huttcr shows $50; Grape-Nuts 3.96:
milk 070. Remember the statement on
the package spoke Of the nourishnient the
system would absorb, but did not speak of
the calories of heat contained in it, for
the heat is not nourishment, and the
nonrishment cannot be judged by the
number Of heat units. notwithst andipg
the fact that certain chemists would have
the public believe So
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

monias By advertising for them. In New
York he used for that purpose the New
York Magazine of--whosc editor is
now in the Federal Pcnitentinry for
fraudulent use of the mails. For exam
pie. Post announced I'm that magazine In
1907, etc, (thcn follows our prize COM
petItion).
We used nearIy all Of tho 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 lis now in the Federal Penitentiory, =
etc. something that VIC 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
IL went to good class Of renders Tho
incident seems to have furnished an on
portunity for designing writer to de-
ceiye his readers.
We look upon honest human testimony
from men and women as TO the means By
which they recovered health as of
tremendous value 10 those in search of II
Our business has been conducted from the
very first day, upon lines OF strict integ-
false testimonial 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 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 as
n newspaper writer boils his news, Stick
Ing sacrcdly 70 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 n full knowledge Of
our responsibility but notice the art
of the 'twistcr' in the way he presents
TO his readers this matter of testimonials
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
DistortionNo. IL


Post as "dodging witnes,
His eye is not Of tho shifty kind OBJ
served In the head of one of his chier
critics. On tho witness stand Mr. Poet
looks quietly but very steadily streivht
Into the Dyes of the haggling, twisting
lawyer. trying by all his art to ask dorh,s
psrreied questions and bull-doze and
confuse a witness
The "dodging" it seems consisted %
replying, II don't know"
Opposing counsel holds book in his
hand while he queries.--
want to know If there Is a sinrls
'hlnR In Your whole book here TINT SIG.
gosts any particular kind or food Then
loho"ed some discussion between attor.
neyS
when Mr. Post was allowed to reply.
~ said II don't know until repd the
book over to sec"
MS DOCK. II turns out was written hy
MI Post seventeen years ago and prob.
ably has not been read carefully BY him
IN the last fifteen years II would reouire
remarkable memory TO instantly saw
yes or mo" as to what hook Of 117
pages did or did not contain, without
reading * ovcr.----but such CONSERVATIVES
and well balanced answers are construed
by sensation seekers 10 be "dodgins.''
The attorney sought by every art 70
impress tho Jury with the fact that AR
Posts belief in tho power OF Mind In
relation to tho body branded him as I'M
reliable and worse
The following is quoted from ono of thu
questions
cEhe lawyer reading from the book:)
The writer of these pages desires to
say nothing OF himself other than ms n
simple instrument through which tho
Divine Principle chooses to manifest It.
self by precept and example.
Skill In mental practice Is gained in
tho Same way as skill in any department.
OF science-by observation. study. ex.
porience and the ability to evolve correct
Read carefully. thoughtfuly no moro
than twenty pages daily Afterward
seek an easy position where you will not
he disturbed. Relax every muscle. Close
your eyes and go into the silence where
mind is plastic to the brcathings of spirit
and whore God talks to the Son. Tho
thoughts from Divine Universal Mind
como as winged angels and endow YOU
with q healing power Ifyou 20 into tho
silence humble and trusting. you will come
out enriched and greatly strengthened In
body by contaot evon for short time
with the Father of all life and ali power
You VIII feel refreshed in every way and
food taken will digest readily MS the
stomach works smoothly whom under the
Of a Higher Power
i ask you IF you did not writo that
and II You did not believe it when you
wrote IT,"
For moment tn" court room was In
absolute silence
Mr., Post slowly leaned forward over
tho rail pointed his finger &C the Atty's
Taco 10 emphasize his reply and with eyes
that caused those Of the attorney to drop.
he said, Yes, am proud 10 say did"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
Distortion No. |

VIC have boon accustomed to advertise
Grape-Nuts and Postum as. cure-alls for
everything"
II has never been the policy OF this
Company TO advertise Grapc-Nuts or
Postum to cure anything.
VIC say that in cases where coffee tiisa-
grees and IS causing sickness its dismissal
will remove the cause Of the trouble. and
VIC suggest that the use OF Postum for the
reason that is furnishes hot palatab bic
morning beverage. and contains natural
elements from the grain which can he
used b. nature tn assist in rebuilding
nerve centres that coffee may have
broken down,
Likewise Grape-Nuts food does not
cure anything. but II does assist nature
tremendously In rebuilding. provided the
undigestible food that has been used is
discontinued and Grape-Nuts taken 10
Its place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
Distortion No. 3 cha,

our testimonials were practically all paid
for and rewritten in Battle Creek
These testimonials were demanded by
the opposing lawyers. Naturally this
demand was refused, for they are held in
vaults and kept safe TO prove the ruth
and are not 10 be delivered up on demand
of enemies
Testimony at the trial brought out tho
fact that we never printed n single test;-
nionial that We did not have Inc genuine
letter back of. Many of these letters
came Spontaneously. \ record was kept
of twelve hundred and four q .2O4) let
tiers received in one month from pcople
who wrote hat they had either entirely
recovered their health or been benefited
by following our suggestions on food
and beverages
On three or four occasions in the past
ten or twelve years VIC printed broadcast
in papers offers of prizes TO users of
Postum and Grape Nuts-two hundred
S 90 prizes. one hundred $500. twenty
Of $500 and five of $1,000 eacl.--stat-
ing that each must be an honest letter
with namo and address. We agreed not
to publish names. but TO furnish them
10 enNuiicrs y! letter. IncSe letter
writer's very generally answered those
VII" wrote to them. and verified the
truth Of the statements
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-
dcred the letters.
Right here notice an imitation spasm."
The Weekly" says: Post got those testi-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
Some Facts

Battle Creek, Michigan, December 80 1910
we the undersigned certify that knowledge has
estonlal letter been printed by the
did not have behind genuine signed and believed to be an
honest II ~- - oe az
10 the best OF knowledge and belief Company has re-
ceve upwards OF fifty thousand 100000 genuine
This Company has knowingly made nor permitted an -
truthful statement regarding its products methods
M K HOWE, Treasurer, with Company about IA vears}
L. LAMSON Inspector Of Adv with Company a,o, Oh ,ea
r. e. GRANDN Advt Manager with Company about 10 years
~ M l<Nf,i N ~ Physician in charge Of Scientific Dept
with Company about Az yeasl
CHESIoN SYER Advt Writer with Company about years
CHARLES w GREEN, Advt Writer with Company about vear
HARRY BURT General supt with Company about 10 years.
H. HAWK Assistant to Chairman Company about vearsl
G. POST Chairman with Company years from the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

oui adNlce 70 stop using indigcStibc
food IN bowel troubles and TO use Crane
Nuts food has been great blessing to
tens of thousands of people. and we hope
VIII continue to bless good many more
in the succeeding years
No. 7 is live wire. i. refer. .
6. ". Post and his studies and experience
IN Suggestive Therapeutics. F" or Mental
heaiing, 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 . future career in which
he has become known as one of the food
experts of tho world. fitted To Judge
both from the material as we'll as tho
mental side of the question.
For about eight years previous to 1881
he was an invalid. In that year. after
being under the care of several we'll
known physicians, he was quickly healed.
oN what TO him WAS n curious and not
weil-understood method Sufficient, 10
say he became well man. Weighing
about $50 pounds.
This experience challenged his iuycs-
'lgntioh into causes OF disease and their
amelioraiion, Those studies and expert
ehces developed very profound rever-
ence for a supreme Power which directly
operates upon the human being. and
this reverence for the Infinite became to
him form Of religion which included
honesty OF purpose towards his fellow
man. statement which Will be in
dorsed ny every one who knows him
closely
lie will make a public announcement
Ill detail Of these facts, aud the Postum
Company will cause that statement to be
published in newspapers and magazines
III due time We suggest the reader look
for II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
Statement No. S reads.

health officers Of Mich, Maine, Penn,
New Hamp., and other states In their
official bulletins have for years been
denouncing az prepos,erous and fraudu-
lent the claims made by the Postum
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 Ivy the State
Officials are always correct, but that con
clusion is not borne OUT by facts
AS an illustration About thirteen
years ago the Dairy and Food Commits
sion of Michigan for some persona! r
son printed severe criticism on us for
making Postum of Barley according TO
his official chemistl Mt market price and
selling TOO high. lie was shown there
was never grain Of barley used In
Postum. His report was false and mis-
leading 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 substan-
tiated by facts in scientific research.
They never criticize the purity OF our
foods. for so much we are thankful.
If our conclusions in regard to its he
ing 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 pack
age any s,atemcn, if II disaGrcns with
their opinion. Otherwise they would
harOss grOcerS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

As IN iliusrra ton: Attempt to feed a
man sixty days on butter alone. with its
$50 Galleries. The man would die be-
fore the experiment had run sixty DAYS.
Then, take Grape-Nuts with 3.06 and
mlik with o.TO--the two combined equal
4.bS--about one-half the number of
calories contained in butter. The man
FED for sixty days on this food would be
we'll nourishcd and could live not only
Sixty days. but six months on that food
alone, and we do not hesitate to say
from our long knowledge of the sustain
Ing power Of the food that man at the
end OF sixty days would be Of practically
INC same weight as when he startcd-if
nc he a man Of normal weight
"c will suppose that from his work
he lost pound a day and made IN a
pound each day from food If that pre-
mise proved 10 be true the man in sixty
days time would make sixty pounds of
tissue 20 replace that had been lost, and
this would be & on Grape-N,its and
milk with half Il. lumber OF calorfcs of
butter. upon which no one can sustain
life.
Therefore, we have reason TO believe
that our contention is right that con
ccntratcd food like Grape Nuts, which
Is partly digestcd and ready for easy as.
sinlilation by the body. presents more
nourishment that The system will alb
sorb than many other forms Of food. and
We VIII further say that in cases of digcs-
tive troubles where meat, white bread
ana oats cannot be digested that Grape
Nuts and milk contain more nourish-
ment that the system will absorb than
many pounds Of these other foods
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
Charge No. 2

passage Of the National Food & Drugs
Act compelled us 10 drop from the pack
ages some assertions regarding the nutri-
1.-Two value of GrapeNuts.
We have never been compelled" 10
make any change.
Since tho beginning it has been a iniver-
sal rule to print clearly on every package
exactly what the contents are made Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

lteH Il Is an illustration OF the
sgnlrming and twisting of the sensational
writer delivering distorted matter to his
readers.
While on the witness stand MIR. Post
testified to his studies in Antony. Phys-
ology, Dietetics and Psychology all
relating to the preparation and digestion
OF food. Asked TO name authorities
studied he mentioned six or eight from
memory. and commented on some
clinical experience covering several years
in annual Journeys TO Europe
Now notice the distortion. Copy from
the printed criicism)
lie (PosD pointed out pile of hooks
in possession of his attorneys rs tho very
ones he had read"
Notice, the very ones no had read ..
leading the reader to believe that they
We're tho only ones.l
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 10 the lury-all except two had
been published since 1905"
This is an example of distortion an
false coloring to produce an unravor-
able impression
The facts are Mr., Post purpoSely intro
duced the latest editions that could he
obtained Of prominent authorities to
prove by them the truth OF his statements
regarding appendicitis and the ANALYSIS
of brain. also the latest 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-
ncr.
Physiological Chemistry, by Hammer
stem,
Bioohemic system Of Medicine. by
Carey.
The Weekly" carefully eliminates from
It's printed account. testimony regarding
the years of research and study by Mr..
Post in fitting himself for his work. and
would load tho reader of the distorted
article to believe that his education
began since 1905
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

Before the passage of tho Pure Food
Law the packages stated that Grape Nut
food was made of whent and barley.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

The Weekly" hunted up this physi-
clan, and because he seemed 10 be poor.
and as 1t says. "brokendown." had him
brought TO Court to be exposed before
jury as the only physician that had over
endorsed Grape-Nuts." but much to the
chAgrin of the Weekly" when our at
torneys asked him if the article he wrote
about coffee was true. he replied yes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09

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