In Battle Creek firm fights back against Weekly attacks
A Battle Creek company defends its products and advertising practices after a New York attorney and a hostile Weekly scrutinize their foods and factory operations. They recount audits of twenty five workers and insist all ingredients are the finest grain and water, with factories kept scrupulously clean. The piece vows to examine the Weekly’s claims item by item, avoiding broader origins of the feud.
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New York
Battle Creek
Testimonial Letter Serial for Postum Cereal Co
In Battle Creek on December 30, 1910 a group of officers certify that no testimonial letter printed by the Postum Cereal Co Ltd lacked a genuine signed statement. They claim the firm has received over fifty thousand genuine letters and has never knowingly made false product or method claims. Signatories include M K Howe, L J Lamson, F C Grandin, R M Sterrett, Chetson Syer, Charles W Green, Harry E Burt, H C Hawk, and C W Post.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Mona
Grape Nuts and Postum Advertising Controversy Cited
Distortion No 1 and related claims critique how Grape Nuts and Postum were marketed as cures. The document cites alleged misleading statements, shifting ingredients, and references to testimonials, medical opinions, and legalities tied to NCR advertising practices.
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Distortion No
Public faith in tribunals amid libel lawsuit appeals
The text defends the case tried, notes an appeal to higher courts, and expresses faith in American tribunals. It mentions libel actions against a weekly, with damages asked at $500,000, and asserts that business conducted on a high plane of commercial integrity remains remembered and tested.
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