MAKINGJ BLUFF
WELL-MEANING CITIZEN8 WHO
WORK ALONG WRONG LINES.
KNOCKING THE HOME TOWN
Her Commercial Clubs Fail in Work
Undertaken for the Improvement
of Local Conditions.
In a western town not long since a
General Call was issued to citizens to
hold a Meeting for the purpose of or
ganizing a Business Men's Association,
or as the papers announced, a Com
mercial club. According to the News
paper Reports of the event the meet
ing was a Grand Success, and some 40
or 50 prominent citizens enrolled their
names as members. Thus the Com
mercial club was started on its Career.
Among the active citizens and those
who were foremost in advocating the
Club as an Important Thing for the
welfare of the Town, were a Minister
and a Lawyer. The good clergyman
was made the Secretary, a Banker of:
the town was elected President, and
the Lawyer Treasurer. As is usual
with such clubs, a Constitution and
By-laws were adopted; an Executive
Committee appointed, and also a Hus
tling Committee to add Push to the
club. It was outlined that by harmony
and co-operation the town could be
Boomed and made much Better. One
of the Things desired was a Public
Library. Among the other Things
were Manufacturing Enterprises, a
Creamery and another Elevator for the
town, to compete with the one Eleva
tor already located there.
Six months of careful labor on the
part of the Commercial Club devel
oped the fact that the efforts towards
securing any of these Things were
without results. There was no Library,
the Creamery Proposition was consid
ered unfavorable, as the farmers could
secure more by shipping their cream
out of Town than the Creamery could
afford to pay, and as to the Elevator,
only a part of the Stock necessary for
its start was subscribed. An investi
gation revealed that out of this very
same town each day an average of
more than $200 was being sent to Out
side Cities for Goods that might as
well have been purchased at the home
stores. It was discovered that the
Minister, who was the Secretary of
the Club, all the while he was Advo
cating Town Improvement, was quiet
ly Working among the Members of his
Flock to secure Orders for Groceries
and other goods to send to a Chicago
alleged co-operative concern. He was
receiving five per cent, commission on
all Purchases made. The Lawyer of
the town, who was made the Treasurer
of the Club, was sending away for the
Clothes he wore, and even the Banker
could not find Carpets sufficiently good
in his heme town, and sent away the
money to a foreign place for rugs, and
also a Piano that ornamented his
home.
These misled Enterprising Citizens
were working all along the wrong
lines. While they were Anxious to Im
prove the Town, to start the Creamery
—that, perhaps, would keep a few
thousand dollars a year in the town—
an Elevator that was almost unneces
sary, as the one already located in the
Town was capable of handling all the
grain produced in the neighborhood,
and would result in no saving or the
bringing in of greater income, they
overlooked the importance of devising
means of retaining Business to the
Town that was going away from It.
The very ones intrusted with the
Buildihg Up of the Industries of the
Place were foremost in turning over
to other communities the Dollars that
should be retained to improve the
Home Trade, and make Wealthy the
community.
Moral—It would be well for mem
bers of Commercial Clubs to take heed
that the most important action for the
Club to take is to Devise Means of
Protecting Enterprises already estab
lished instead of gaining new Enter
prises of Doubtful Utility.
FOR MAIL-ORDER TRADE.
Factories Where Adulterated and Mis
branded Goods are Put Up.
A visit made a short time ago by
the health officers of Chicago to a fac
tory where canned goods were pre
pared for the mail-order trade, dis
. closed the fact that it was a rank
artificial food factory. Tomato cat
sups were made from pumpkin pulp;
fine strawberry and raspberry jam was
made from glucose, starch and the
only evidence of fruits were a lot of
| dried apple peelings and cores, which
** were used as a base. The seed sup
posed to the berry seeds, was grass
seed; the natural coloring was coal tar
dyes, and in the whole thing was a
fraud factory from start to finish.
Several thousand cans of fruit were
found. These were old, several years
perhaps, and the labels dirty showing
their age. From these the gabels
were removed and new ones put on.
These goods were dead stock on the
manufacturers’ hands, until bought for
a mere song by the mail-order con
cern.
Musket of . His Ancestors.
A resident of Wilton, Vt., has an
old musket which is said to be a relic
of the days when the settlers devoted
a few hours to an Indian hunt as
often as occasion required. The bar
rel is four feet, nine inches long, and
the whole weapon stands over six
feet
I. Charter Two Centuries Old.
Andrew M. Camp, town clerk of
Durham, Conn., is in possession of the
original charter of the town, dated
1708, and signed by Gov. Saltonstall,
which was recently found among some
old papers in the garret of one of the
ancient houses at Durham.
Hard on the Pig.
A western man has succeeded in
breeding what he calls a fenceless
pig. This pig has only one eye,
which causes him to travel in a cir
cular direction, and thus ^ssures bis
owner that he will always come home
and does away entirely with the neoes
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKETS.
How Agricultural Towns Can Assist in
Preventing “Corners" in Produce.
Now and then complaint is heard of
how the large packing houses and
handlers of produce manipulate prices
of eggs and poultry. These concerns
are enabled to do this through their
facilities for extensively handling
goods and preserving them in their
mammoth cold storage plar ts. Their
system is to buy in the lowest market
and hold the produce until the demand
is such that prices reach the top notch.
It is evident that were the business
men of small towns to follow out to
some extent the plans of these large
houses, the home market would be ma
terially Improved. In the agricultural
towns merchants are the most exten
sive handlers of farmers’ produce.
This business is incidental to the mer
cantile business, and few merchants
have proper facilities for the storing
and proper care of perishable goods,
therefore, immediately upon receiving
supplies from the farmer, consign
ments are made to the commission
houses in the large cities, and thus are
the large commission men enabled to
obtain control of the markers and to
manipulate prices.
Each agricultural community pro
duces enough poultry and eggs and
miscellaneous dairy products to sup
port a prosperous exclusive produce
house. But when the articles that the
fanners have for sale are distributed
among a dozen or more stores, each
acting independently, it is evident that
highest market prices cannot be paid.
The plan proposed for the organiza
tion of co-operative produce companies
in each town has many desirable
points in its favor. At small expense
a coldstorage plant of adequate capac
ity to handle all perishable products
of the commcnity can be put in order.
A plant of this kind, if rightly man
aged, would greatly improve the con
ditions of the local markets and higher
prices could be paid for produce than
the merchants could afford to pay for
the same.
A number of towns in the middle
west have adopted this system, and
with success. Not alone have the
home markets been greatly improved,
but a greater volume of trade has
been brought r.o the merchants. Should
this plan be universally followed, in
agricultural districts, it woulc lessen
the opportunity for the manipulation
cf prices of produce, and the “corner
ing of the market” by the large com
mission and packing houses.
THERE MUST BE MERIT.
Drawing the Line in the Matter of
Patronage of Home Institutions.
’W hile it is the duty of every home
loving and patriotic citizen to encour
age and support home enterprise, it
should be part of the principle that the
home enterprises should be such as to
merit support. The matter of service
and of competition are important. It
must be a public spirited citizen, in
i deed, who will willingly pay home mer
j chants exorbitant prices for what is
i needed, when the same goods can be
purchased in some nearby town at
lower prices. The local bank should
j patronized, if well conducted, and
j those in charge of it men of integrity
! and enterprise. But ofttimes there
j are illustrations of local industries be
| ing conducted in such unbusinesslike
: ways as to not win the confidence of
j the people in the community. Under
I such circumstances little censure can
| be given those who will seek foreign
j institution when they have money to
deposit.
I While it may be true that the small
er towns and cities do not afford un
principled schemers the chance to con
duct business, illustrations sufficient,
now and then, present themselves to
the people to make them cautious and
perhaps prejudice them against pat
ronizing some home institutions.
Too often it is found that insurance
I companies, investment concerns, tanks
I and mercantile establishments put
forth the plea of being home institu
tions and thus should be patronized,
while in fact their methods of conduct
are such as to not win the confidence
of the people. Merit is an important
factor in the home trade matter, and
no argument can be made that will
justify the people of a community giv
ing support to institutions that are un
sound, or which are managed in a way
as to impose upon the residents of the
community.
HELPING ALONG THE TRUSTS.
Sending Money Away from Rural Dis
tricts Assist in Making Them.
It appears as if the trusts are in Ae
country to stay. The legislative ac
tion of the government seems to
merely mean a little more regulation.
Trusts generally have their starting
point in Wall street It is to Wall
street that the money earned by them
goes. Each trust industry means so
much more for the coffers of the mul
ti-millionaires. It is a sorry fact that
the people of the country have bt>en
for years bamboozled by trust mana
gers, and unknowingly have been
compelled to donate toward their sup
port. That Ae great mail-order con
cerns in Chicago have been backed
up by Wall street capital has just be
come evident. Within the past few
months Wall street financiers have
decided to build up even greater in
the mail-order business, and one con
cern has hid its capital increased to
$40,000,000. It has been toward such
a monster enterprise the people of the
west have been turning their trade
the past several years, and by so do
ing have kept western communitiije
from advancing.
The Reason.
"In this settlement,” said Ae Blil
vllle farmer, “we call all Ae literary
fellers we kin ketch ‘leadin’ ’ auAorn,
because as a rule they’re powerful
handy at leadin’ mules to water.”—At
lanta Constitution.
Wise Parson.
“Parson, somebody dared us to get
married, and we never take a dare.
Here we are."
“Well, my young (Mends. I dare
you to go home and ^
WORN TO A SKELETON.
A Wonderful Restoration Caused a
Sensation in a Pennsylvania
Town.
Mra. Charles N. Preston, of Elkland,
Pa., says: “Three years ago I found
that my housework
was becoming a bur
den. I tired easily,
bad no ambition and
was failing fast. My
complexion got yel
low, and I lost over
60 pounds. My thirst
was terrible, and
t there was sugar in
the kidney secretions.
My doctor kept me on a strict diet, but
as his medicine was not helping me,
I began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
They helped me at once, and soon all
traces of sugar disappeared. I have
regained my former weight and am
perfectly well.”
Sold by ail dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milbum Cci., Buffalo, N. Y.
Statue Finally Completed.
When Alfred Stevens designed the
noble monument to the duke of Wel
lington in St. Paul’s cathedral, Lon
don, he intended that his work should
be crowned by an equestrian statue.
But Stevens died before his design
was carried out. Now, 32 years after
his death, the equestrian statue has
been completed and before long will
be placed in position.
Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the good3. This trou
ble can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
A Foine Bird.
An Irishman who wasn’t much of a
hunter went out to hunt one day, and
the first thing he saw to shoot at was
a blue jay sitting saucily on the top
of a fence. He blazed away at the
bird and then walked over to pick it
up. What he happened to find there
was a dead frog, which he raised care
fully at arm’s length, looking at it with
a puzzled air. Finally he remarked:
“Well, begobs, bun ye was a devil of
a foine looking burd befur Oi blew
ther fithers off o’yers!”—Judge’s Li
brary.
A Hopeless Case.
“Yes,” said the business man, “I
have given up trying to collect that lit
tle bill from Bilkins. Ycu see, he is
a big, muscular fellow, and he used to
throw my collectors out.”
“Then why didn't you employ a
woman collector?” inquired a writer
in Spare Moments. “He couldn't do
that to a woman.”
“That’s what I thought, so I got one
and sent her round, but she never
came back.”
“Why not?”
“He married her.”
Why Advertising Pays.
“You will be pressed for money
cftener because you have no advertis
ing bills to pay than because you
have,” observes the Buffalo News.
“Big advertising bills and big bank
balances grow, together, out of the
same publicity campaigns.” The mer
chant who holds down his expense ac
count by cutting out advertising saves
money just the way the railroads
would if they should stop buying coal
for their locomotives. Without coal
the wheels won’t turn; without pub
licity trade comes to a standstill. It
pays to throw silver out of the window
that gold may come in at the door.
A Horse’s Good Fortune.
A spiritualist came to our house
some time ago and claimed to be able
| to locate cur lost friends if we de
sired. We had an old horse which
we tad sold years ago and my mother
wanted to know where he was. Moth
er began:
“We had a very good friend who al
I ways did all our work. He passed
from us several years ago and the
last we heard of him was that he
was in Los Angeles. I would like
to know if he is still living.”
The spiritualist made certain mo
tions and knocked on the table and
then said:
"Your friend is in Los Angeles and
is married to a rich young woman.”—
Judge.
FAMILY FOOD.
Crisp, Toothsome and Requires No
Cooking.
A little boy down in N. C. asked his
mother to write an account of how
Grape-Nuts food had helped their fam
ily.
She says Grape-Nuts was first
brought to her attention on a visit to
Charlotte, where she visited the Mayor
of that city who was using the food by
the advice of his physician. She
says:
“They derive so much good from it
that they never pass a day without
using it. While I was there I used_the
Food regularly. I gained about 15
.pounds and felt so well that when I re
turned home I began using Grape-Nuts
in our family regularly.
“My little 18 months old baby short
ly after being weaned Svas very ill
with dyspepsia and teething. She was
sick nine weeks and we tried every
thing. She became so emaciated that
it was painful to handle her and we
thought we were going to lose her.
One day a happy thought urged me to
try Grape-Nuts soaked in a little warm
milk. t
“Well, it worked like a charm and
she began taking it regularly and im
provement set in at once. She is now
getting well and round and fat as fast
as possible on Grape-Nuts.
"Sometime ago several of the family
were stricken with LaGrippe at the
same time, and during the worst stages
we could not relish anything in the
shape of food but Grai>e-Nuts and
oranges, everything else nauseated us.
"We all appreciate what your fa
TOLD HIM THE TRUTH.
Dad’s Indignation Got the Better of
His Judgment.
An old German farmer, who resided
in one of the rural districts of the
state of Iowa, was the father of a
half-witted boy, whose lack of intel
lect was the cause of no little anxiety
and solicitude on the part of the pa
ternal parent.
“Dot poy Sbon,” he was heard to re
mark in the course of a conversation
with a neighbor of like Teutonic
origin, “he iss not ferry bright, aber
I ton’t vant you to tell him because
I ton't vant him to know it.”
Meanwhile the young hopeful was
driving through the barnyard with a
load of hay, which in attempting to
turn a sharp corner he unfortunately
upset.
The old man immediately became
highly indignant. “Shon!” he bellow
ed in a voice of thunder, “you iss a
plame fool, you always vass a fool,
you always vill pe a fool, you not
know noddings.”—Judge’s Library.
Opening Lower Brule Indian Reserva
tion in South Dakota.
Parties wishing full information as
to the character of the land, how to
reach it and how to take part in the
drawing in October, also information
in relation to the opening of Tripp
county, in the Rosebud Reservation, can
secure same by sending One Dollar to
Chas. H. Burke, Pierre, South Dakota,
formerly Member of Congress and
author of the Lower Brule and Rose
bud legislation.
Had a Cheer Coming.
Years ago, w hen the G. A. R. annual
department encampment was held in
Boston, as the veterans were marching
along one of the avenues a lady, who
had secured an elevated position on a
wagon in a side street, became con
spicuous by the enthusiasm she dis
played, and was dissatisfied with the
lack of it in the by-standers. “Cheer!”
said she. “Why don’t you cheer? I
guess you’d cheer if you'd lost two
husbands in the war as I did.”—Life.
Sheer white goods, Li fact, any One
rash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
Tripped.
Gunner—So you think the DeBlow
ers are faking about their extended
European tour?
Guyer—I should say so. They said
there were so many Americans in Ven
ice that many had to walk in the mid
dle of the street.
Gunner—Well?
Guyer—Why, the streets of Venice
are canals._
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Regard for rny
case of Catarrh that cannot; be cared by Hairs
Catarrh Care.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, J.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last 15 rears, and bellere him perfectly hon
orable fa all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
Walbino. Eimir & Martin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tbe
syetem. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Speaking of Faces.
Nurse—You must not make such a
dreadful face when you take your
medicine, Tommie.
Tommie—Why not?
"Because that dreadful face might
grow on you, Tommie.”
“Did you used to make dreadful
faces when you were a little girl and
took medicine?”
The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter of great im
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffener
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary, with the result of perfect
finish, equal to that when the goods
were new.
Sapphire Mining Revived.
Sapphire mining in Kashmir is be
ing revived by a new company, com
posed of Europeans of high standing
and wealthy natives.
Shake Into Your Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease. It cures painful,swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Sends Emigrants to Canada.
The Salvation Army in England is
sending emigrants to Canada in
batches of 600 monthly.
No Headache In the Morning.
Krause’s Headache Capsules for over-in
dulgence in food or drink. Druggists, 25c.
Norman Lichty Mfg. Co., Des Mcines, la.
It is proof positive of a man’s es
sential soundness if he improves as he
grows old.—James Parton.
Guns, Traps, Decoys, Etc.
Trust than man in nothing who has
not a conscience in everything
„ **■. Winslow's Soothing Syrep.
For children teething, soften* the gums, redaces la*
ftemmetlon. sILay* pain, cores wind oollu. 25c * bottle.
And occasionally a soft answer gen
erates wrath.
JUST A GENTLE HINT.
One Remedy Appearances Indicated
Nobleman Had Never Tried.
The earl of Surrey, afterward elev
enth duke of Norfolk, who was a no
torious gourmand and hard drinker
and a leading member of the Beef
steak club, was so far from cleanly in
his person that his servants used to
avail themselves of his fits of drunken
ness—which were pretty frequent, by
the way—for the purpose of wash
ing him. On these occasions they
stripped him as they would a corpse
and performed the needful ablutions.
He was equaliv notorious for his
horror of clean linen. One day. on
his complaining to Dudley North at
his club that he had become a per
fect martyr to rheumatism and tried
every possible remedy without suc
cess ,the latter wittily replied:
“Pray, my lord, did you ever try
a clean shirt?”
IN THE SUPERLATIVE DEGREE.
Little Son’s Explanation Seemed to
Cover the Case.
Little son, aged seven, whose train
ing has been of the most painstaking
and conscientious, rather took away
his mother's breath in describing the
dog's game of ball. He ended with:
“And, mother, Tnpsy caught the hall
in her mouth, and then just ran like
h—!”
“Like what?” cried the startled
mother.
“W’y, like h—, don’t you know,
mother?” innocently.
“No, I don't believe I do. Just how
is that, dear?” she asked faintly.
“Well, I don’t know jus' what it
means, myself,” he confessed, “but it’s
a whole lot faster than ‘lickety-split!’"
CASE OF ECZEMA IN SOUTH.
Suffered Three Years—Hands and Eye
Most Affected—Now Well and Is
Grateful to Cuticura.
“My wife was taken badly with ecze
ma for three years, and she employed
a doctor with no effect at all until she
employed Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
One of her hands and her left eye
were badly affected, and when she
would stop using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment the eczema came back, but
very slightly, but it did her a sight of
good. Then we used the entire set of
Cuticura Remedies and my wife is en
tirely recovered. She thanks Cuticura
very much and will recommend it
highly in our locality and in every
nook and corner of our parish. I. M.
Robert, Hydropolis, La., Jan. 5 and
Sept 1, 1906.”
Tom Ochiltree's Moon.
After Tom Ochiltree, that able con
gress raconteur and laugh generator
for the afflicted rich, settled in New
York as the amuser of the John W.
J.Iackay family, he effervesced in a
thousand different directions, and was
as good in some ways as Sam Ward.
One night he escorted John Mackay's
friend, the Count de Biscout, down to
the Battery to show the sight of New
York. The moon was grand, and the
count went into raptures as “her
maiden reflection rippled over the
pearly waters.” He cried: “Eet iss
grand! Eet is grand! Dair iss no
such moon in all Italy!” “Count,”
said Ochiltree, solemnly, as befitted
the occasion, "you just ought to see
the moon in Texas!”
Starch, like everything else, is be
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery—Defiance Starch—all in
jurious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap
proached by other brands.
Better Still.
Professor (coming from his club,
holding up triumphantly his umbrella
to his wife)—You see, my dear Alma,
how stupid are all the anecdotes about
our absent-mindedness; you see, I
haven’t forgotten my umbrella.
Mrs. Professor—But, my dear, you
didn't take your umbrella with you;
you left It at home.
Smoker* appreciate the quality value of
Lewis’ Single Binder cigar. Your dealer
or Lewis’ Factory, Peoria, 111.
When life’s all love, ’tis life; aught
else, ’tis naught.—Sidney Lanier.
m
A Pardonable Fault.
Dr. Edward Everett Hale, discuss
ing a rather finicky attack that had
been made on certain recent state
ments, smiled and said:
"But who or what is blamelesss? It
is like the case of the Scottish hen.
An old Scottish woman wished to sell
a hen to a neighbor.
“ ‘But tell me,’ the neighbor said,
‘is she a’thegither a guid bird? Has
she got nae fauts, nae fauts at all?’
“ 'Awell, Margot,’ the other old
woman admitted, ‘she has got one
fault. She will lay on the Lord’s day.’ ”
That an article may be good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch, each package con
taining one-third more Starch than |
can be had of any other brand for the |
same money.
Every man who rises above the com- ■
mon level receives two educations—
the first from his instructors, the sec- I
ond, the most personal and important, j
from himself—-Gibbon.
Lewis’ Single Binder — the famous j
straight 5c cigar, always best quality. ‘
Your dealer or Lewis’ Factor)-, Peoria, III. I
The easiest way to get "popular with
people is to let them bore you.
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W. L. DOUGLAS
$3.00 & $3.50 SHOES ThIworld
gga^SHOES FOR EVERY MEMBER OF
^ THE FAMILY. AT ALL PRIOE8.
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9«VfVww 'Douglas does net make 3 sell
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THE REASON W. L. Douglas shoes arc worn by more people
In all walks of life than any other make, is because of their
excellent style, easy-fitting, and su[M>rior wearing qualities.
The selection of the leathers and other materials for each part
of the shoe, and every detail of the making is looked after by
the most complcteorganization of superintendents, foremen and
skilled shoemakers, who receive the highest wages paid in the
shoe industry, and whose workmanship cannot be excelled.
If I could take you into my large factories at Brockton.Mass.,
and show you how carefully W. L. ]>oiiglas shoes are made, you
would then understand why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer and are of greater value than any other make.
"y ann >o too/o erc;r?r? ^noes cannot no equal! etr at any price.
CAUTION! Ike genuine have W. L. Douglas name and price stamped on bottom. Take
r»o Substitute. Ask your dealer for W. L. Douglas shoes. If he cannot supply you. send
airec^ to factory. Shoes sent everywhere by mail. Catalog free. WJLDouglas. Brockton, Mm*
This Is What
Catches Me!
ICO*.—One-Third More Starch.
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f A
FULL
POUND
for lOc
No premiums, but one*third
more starch than you get of
other brands. Try it now, for
hot or cold starching it has no
equal and will not stick to the iron,
