The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-13
Busby's
Milk Food
How 1t Secured Its
Position as
a Prime Favorite
By LOUISE B.

kind friends made up Il purse for
them and sent them articles that they
needed. But Dennis recovered his
health slowly aud Ellen was Il long
while getting well. Finally both We're
able to be out again, though Dennis
was hardly tit for work. So Ellen took
the burden upon herself again and
earned enough To keep the wolf from
the door. After Il while Il baby was
born to the couple. and the difficulty
was enhanced not only by Ellen's be-
ing unable to go out to work. but by
her not being able to nurse the little
fellow. MILK must be purchased. and
there was no money with which to
buy it. The doctor who had attended
Mrs. Mallory. being loaded down with
samples of prepared milk for babies.
supplied some of the deficiency with
these gratuitous preparations.
How did you get 'em, doctor?" ask
ed Dennis. puzzled.
THE manufacturers send them to
me with the request that | recommend
them"
In the sample cases came advertise
ments in great superiority Dennis
read them and looked at the pictures
of fat children that had been brought
up on them with much interest, Little
Dennis thrived on what the doctor
gave his parents for awhile, then the
supply was exhausted.
"What'll we do now. Elem" asked
the husband. despairingly
I'll tell you. Dennis" replied Ellen.
Wen let EN- take Il picture of the
child and publish il for more milk"
That's II good idea. Ellen; only I'm
afraid Dennis isn't beautiful enough"
beautiful enough! What dye mean.
Dennis? He's the most beautiful boy
in the world"
Dennis had his doubts. however. for
the baby resembled him. and he had
never been called an .Adonis
I'VE haven't the money to pay for
u picture to take to the men that makes
the milk. Ellen.
"Whatll we do%
There's II young fellow on the floor
dDoNt tui hlN a hiitlfiit W ldhlh
pictures. Well get him to come down
and take II photograph Of the baby,
and I'll take the picture to the man
that makes the milk. and mebby hell
give us II few bottles for it
The young man ON the floor above
was appealed To. When he saw the
baby he was surprised. for the boy was
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ing that it would not be in good form
to say so to the parents and being
ready to photograph anything. benuti
full or hOmely. he took the picture. and
when 1t was developed the mother was
i'm ecStaSies over ii md Dennis declar
ed that even II the boy did resemble
his father the picture was not so bad
after all
One morning the manager of Busby's
milk food was sitting AT his desk when
Dennis. u~nannounced. approached and
said:
MY little boy has beer takin' your
milk, and it's put ten pounds O the
finest flesh on to him We ever seen. I'm
thinkin' that We might like to print his
picture and send II out with your milk"
Dennis drew the photograph of his
son and handed 1t to the manager.
who looked at it and with difficulty
suppressed II desire to laugh Then
glancing up at the proud father he
asked, by way Of chatting him, what
he wished for the right offered. Den
mis- replied that II few bottles Of milk
to keep the child alive was all he eX-
pected This won the heart of the
manager. for he was II kind man. and.
calling fer Il dozen bottles Of his pre-
pared milk. he gave them to Dennis,
telling him he would consider the
proposition. With this he dismissed
the happy Dennis. who went back to
Ellen loaded down with milk enough
to last till they could devise some 9th.
er scheme TO carry little Dennis far
Their on in his worlds pilgrimage
I'm thinkin. Ellen said Dennis
the mex morning. that the reason
Mr., Busby don't sell more of his milk
by putin II into the papers Is because
he don't know just how it helps the
babies. I'm goin' TO write an nd. meself
and take it to him. givin' him the free
use of it for bein' so kind in givin' us
the milk"
"We owe il to him, Dennis"
Dennis sat down and after an hours
hard work finished his task This was
what he had written:
"Busby's prepared milk is the finest
milk for babies OF all of 'em. If you
don't believe 1t jist go and see Mrs.
Dennis Mallory. 10 West Ninety fifth
street. and see the fine child that has
been brought up on 1t. The baby has
gained a pound a day on it for IA month
at a time and looks like Il genuine lit
tie angel that you see in oil paintings"
Dennis gave the advertisement to his
wife to read. and she said he hadn't
said half enough good things about he
food. She suggested that he show 1t
to Tom Murphy. the young man who
had taken the baby's photograph. to