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LIBERRY CAT SEZ "I CAN HAZ PAINT CHIPS?"

UPDATE: Okay, today's not all about cataloging paint chips, though it is all about cataloging advertising matter.

Consider the following jingle for George Hummel's Premium ESSENCE OF COFFEE, manufactured by Daniel Bohler & Co., to be sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle Dandy." It begins with a history of The Potable, from water ("As all their living was quite plain they were not very quaffy; / They drank cold water night and day and never dreamed of Coffee") to liquor ("But many found that would not do, it set their heads to reeling, / And next day when they sobered up they had an ugly feeling") to tea ("So off they went to Canton Town, and purchased some for trial. / The ladies, when they drank it, said 'twas good beyond denial / But after using it awhile they found their health was sinking; / The doctors said 'twas poisonous and they must stop tea-drinking"). Finally, coffee is discovered and "a Coffee jubilation" ensues, but, sadly, not everyone can partake due to the expense. Various experiments are tried, but then ... well, let Messrs. Bohler & Co. speak for themselves:

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