1908 Shredded Wheat Biscuit Antq Ad Halloween Chew Chew Man Horace Fletcher Orig

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1908 Shredded Wheat Biscuit Antique Ad Halloween Chew-Chew Man Horace Fletcher Original
1908
Original Print Advertisement:
Shredded Wheat Biscuit "
The Chew-Chew Man - He'll Get You if You Don't Watch Out
..." Featuring a
Halloween Jack o' Lantern
and
Horace Fletcher
's concept of "
Fletcherism
" or chewing food properly.  It even mentions "
Triscuit
" as the "
Shredded Wheat Toast
."  By
The Shredded Wheat Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y
.  Page measures
9
¾" x 6
¾"
with the ad itself measuring
8" x 5.5"
on slightly heavier magazine stock.
"It's all in the Shreds"
Year:
1908
Type:
Original Print Ad
Condition:
Good condition for an original 107-yr-old ad and very frame-worthy.  Roughness around paper's edge and original binding holes plus two small tears, neither of which reach the ad content itself.  However, there is a third, slightly longer tear just above the Jack o'Lantern that enters about ¼" into the ad perimeter.  Minor discoloration and waviness.
Image:
Black / White
Approximate Size (inches):
Page measures 9
¾" x 6
¾"
with the ad itself measuring 8" x 5.5"
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