New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1923, Page 19

ANUNKNOWN FRUIT First Consignment to New Britain Was Thrown Away By JAMES SHEPARD It is not generally known that the grapefruit which we now have abun- dantly and enjoy well was unsaleable in this city 35 years ago. I am in- formed by a dealer who was connect- ed with one of our fruit stores that his fitm received a consignment of grapefruit about the year 1888 which 240 MAIN ST. SPORTING 00DS FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1928, 'Alling Rubber Co. RUBBER GOODS 240 MAIN ST. AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES Superior Flat Tread Cord Tires Guaranteed 10,000 Miles Unusually low price on Superior Cord. Never before have these high grade tires been sold at such low prices. We, the Alling Rubber Co., being direct factory agents, guarantee and stand back of every tire sold. il 30x31; Cord CI. ... 30x3%, Cord SS .... 32x3%, Cord SS ...~ Cord SS . 31x4 32x4 they placed on exhibition for sale. People-looked at them but did not buy. Finally a man, out of mere cufiosity, purchased one and after tasting it threw it into the street. The rest of the consignment remained on exhibition until they began to decay wher they were consigned to the rub- bish pile. The grapefruit, or more properly the pomelo, is an improved variety of the Shaddock, smaller than the shad- dock proper but larger than an orange. It is sometimes called “for- bidden fruit.” The shaddock belongs to the citrus or orange genus and de- rives its name from Captain Shad- dock, an Englishman, by whom it was carried from China to the West In- dies early in the eighteenth cen- tury. The tree grows 30 or 40 feet high and is the most handsome of the genus. The fruit is of immense size weighing from 6 to 20 pounds. $13.25 .... $18.50 CordSS ................ $23.75 NEW PRICES ON SUPERIORS 33x4 34x4 32x41, Cord SS 33x4%5 Cord SS .... 34x41, Cord SS Cord SS .... Cord SS .... 35x4%, Cord SS ................ $32.50 33x5 CordSS................ $37.50 35x5 Cord SS : .. $39.50 37x5 CordSS ................ $41.50 ceenen.. $29.50 $30.50 ..... $3L50 We Also Carry the Revere—Guaranteed Satisfaction OUR SATURDAY SPECIALS ing Suits and Caps, 20% Discount—Wright & Ditson Tennis Rackets, 20% Discount—Genuine E:atllt‘llllg T:avelling ng’s am‘l) Suit Cases, 209 Disco unt—Camp Chairs, just the thing for picnics, 39c ea. There are numerous variéties, some very juicy and refreshing, The Shad- dock proper is however greatly in- ferior to the smaller variety the grapefruit which is further distin- guished by bearing its fruit in clus- ters, hence the name grapefruit. The American Cyclopedia published in 1875 makes no mention of grape- fruit or pomelo as at that date the improved Shaddock was unknown and even as late as 1889 it was apparently unknown to English botanists. The annual feports of the secretary of agriculture, Washington, D. C,, for the years 1885 and 1886 do not mention either the pomelo or the grapefruit. In the report for the year 1891 it is stated of the pomelo that “Hitherto its cultivation has been almost con- fined to Florida but California is now trying it. The market demand is steadily increasing and seedling vari- ties are being named and large or- SATURDAY SPECIALS AT THE NE CORN | FLAKES 2 pkgs. 15¢ NUALITY COO . MARKET €0~ AT W BRITAIN® SHREDDED WHEAT X pkg. 10c 5,318 MAINST ECONOMY PRICES " TEL. 2485 3 BEST NO. 1 POTATOES LEAN SMOKED SHOULDERS All Day Specials in All Departments PRIME RIB ROASTS .......... LEAN ROAST PORK ............ ROAST VEAL FRESH KILLED FOWL ......... home e, 28¢ FRESH CUT HAMBURG VEAL FOR STEW LEAN CORNED BEEF CALVES LIVER BEST FRANKFORTS Ib. 18¢ ... Ib, 16¢ .« b, 10¢ 1b. 39¢ BONELESS POT ROAST SPERRY & BARNES' HAM BOILING BEEF .. LAMB FORES Ib. 18¢ | SUGAR CURED BACON DOMINO GRANULATED SUGAR ....... vevv... 10 1bs. 85¢ »FRESH BAKED FIG BARS .....................v.... 21bs. 25¢ Frgit‘::‘ut 2 pkgs. 25 C Sug; 2mns27c s w19¢C 9¢ M;.k;l:mn.. 2 cansz Winner Coffee 1b. 2 5 C Premier Salad Dressing. . . ja 33¢ Sunbrite Cleanser 3 cans 1 OC g - SR 1bs.25c Prunes Baker’s Cocoa Pork and Beans'.. 3 canszsc Royal Lunch Crackers 2 lbs. 25 C Good Luck Jar Rings doz. 8C WEDGWOOD CREAMERY BUTTER .......... ... Ib. 45¢ NUCOA NUT OLEO .............. Ib. 28¢ PARKSDALE FRESH EGGS doz. 37¢ .. 41bs. 17¢ Wax and Green qt. 50 Apples .. 3 qts. 250 Lima Be:ns .. 2 qgts. 23c S“i’e:tltoes 31bs.250 ‘ Fancy Tomatoes 3 qts. Beets and Carrots ... bch. 19¢ ‘B¢ Bananas — Berries — Peaches — Sweet Corn — Celery chards of budded trees are being set in Florida.” In the year 1881, I spent the great- er part of March and April at Tam- pa, Fla, which I revisited for about the same time in the year 1885 Grapefruit was grown there for home consumption only and I was informed that all attempts to introduce it into the northern markets had failed. I boarded with a private family and had grapefruit served me at nearly every meal. They used it so freely that they always bought it by the hun- dred, the price than being one dol- lar per hundred. It was at Tampa that I first tasted a grapefruit short- cake and it was one of the most de- licious shortcakes that I ever had. The supply of grapefruit at Tampa was generally exported before the middle of April. In 1885, I managed with a party who owned a few grapefruit trees to save me a dozen grapefruit to bring home with me about the last of April 1885, For that dozen grape- fruit I paid fifty cents. A resident of Tampa sald that it was nothing short of robbery for him to charge me such an outrageous price. When 1 came home I brought the grape- fruit with me and I believe that it was the first lot of grapefruit that ever reached New Britain. The Hart- ford and New Britain markets had no grapefruit on sale in the year 1886, I did however find one dealer at Hartford who said that he could get grapefruit for me if T would take a barrel full. He could not buy them in smaller lots and as there was no sale for them in Hartford I must take a barrel full or none. I agreed to take them and he had them shipped to me directly from New York. They arrived here in October and were, T believe, the second lot of grapefruit that ever came to New Britain. As we could not readily con- sume so large a supply I gave a large share of them to some of my friends. On Saturday evening, Nov. 6, 1886 I had grapefruit served to a dinner party for about 19 men and not one of them other than myself had ever before tasted grapefruit. As to my other friends to whom I had given grapefruit, I believe that it was a novelty to each of them. The third lot of grapefruit ever re- ceived in this city was probably the lot which was sent to one of our fruit dealers in 1888 as hareinbefors narrated. Had that dealer informed me by advertising or otherwise that he had grapefruit for sale I am sure that he would not have had to throw away the entire lot. Cleveland Sympathizers With Cap- tured Irish Ieader—Telegraph to President of Irish Free State. Cleveland, Aug. 17. — Cleveland sympathizers with Eamon De Valera last night cabled William Cosgrave, president of the Irish Free State, de- manding that the Irish leader be re- leased from Mount Joy prison. A second cablegram was sent to Mr. De Valera assuring him of un- wavering support for establishment of an Irish republic. Twenty-two hundred dollars has been sent to Donald O’'Callaghan, Irish envoy in New York from this city this week. The money will be used to pay the cost of nominating three advocates of an Irish republic. FLOOD IN WEST Danger From Waters of the Platte Believed to Returning to Homes, . Denver, Aug. 17.—Danger flood waters of the Platte river, which began rising rapidly after & cloud- burst in Platte canyon about 20 miles from here last night was past early today when the river began subsiding. Scores of residents along the fow- lands bordering the river, who fled with such belongings as they could gather hastily when notified of the danger, began returning to their homes. No loss of life has been reported. ORREGON’'S STATEMENT. Mexico City, Aug. 17.—In a state- ment commenting on the conclusion of the pre-recognition conference, President Obregon attributes the suec- cess of the negotiations to “the gen- erous broadmindedness, free from any unwise prejudices of the eminent American commissioners.” Be Over—Residents from || believed | § MARK-DOWN SALE ALL DOWN LAST CALL HURRY FOLKS! Hurry, the time is short, the fleeting. This last and Final Slashing of Prices Thrift Crowds wild with joy. Bargains ‘are will set the " Wonder Clothes are right up to the minute in correct style — They are created by wizard designers. 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