Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1895 — Couldn’t Deliver the Goods. [ARTICLE]

Couldn’t Deliver the Goods.

Edward Atkinson recently told the following anecdote as illustrating a human failing very frequently to be seen: "When cottonseed oil was under the bane of popular prejudice and the law as well, a Chicago lardmaker shipped some lard ‘adulterated’ with cottonseed oil to Europe. It was pronounced excellent lard. It was liked so well that he received a great order for 10,000tierces. But at this juncture he could get no oil, and was forced to ship the pure lard. The consignee pronounced it off sample,’ wouldn’t have it. and the unfortunate Chicago man last a large sum of money.”