I am researching a journal kept in 1908. It refers to a food bought in
a country store called Dole's Tongue. I assume Dole is the same Dole
in business today, but thought it only sold fruits and vegetables. Did
it sell canned meats in those days? |
Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
21 Feb 2004 18:26 PST
Hi, McCook.
I've done some more work on this, since it intrigued me, and I have
been unable to find any info on a producer of canned goods who sold
meat products under the name "Dole's" in the early 20th Century.
I think the material that I posted as a comment indicates that this
"Dole's" cannot have been the Dole Food Company, which was not called
by that name until 1933. I've seen no suggestion that the Dole Food
Company has ever sold meat products of any kind.
Do you require an identification of the packer responsible for "Dole's
Tongue," or will evidence that it is NOT the Dole Food Company of
pineapple fame be a sufficient answer?
~Pink
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
21 Feb 2004 20:00 PST
Hmmm.
Pinkfreud-ga, as always, has found enlightening information. But then
again, so have I...except it directly contradicts what PF found! I
can't explain it, and it doesn't really have anything to do with cans
of tongue (Yeccch) but what I found is an advertisement in the
November 15, 1910 edition of the Ada OK Evening News, that reads:
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
21 Feb 2004 20:04 PST
Whoops...accidental slip of the send button there. Anyway, it reads:
Have You Tried The New Drink.
DOLE'S PINEAPPLE JUICE
Dispensed at all the leading fountains. Made from pure pineapple
juice only, pressed from ripe Hawaiian pineapples, where the fruit is
grown. Take a bottle home. You will like it.
Waples Platter Grocer Co., Ada, Okla., Distributors
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Go figure!
PF-ga KNOWS Oklahaoma, and perhaps will be able to figure this one out.
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Clarification of Question by
mccook-ga
on
21 Feb 2004 20:28 PST
Pink: First, thanks for pointing out the second, accidental posting of
this question. Don't know how I did that, but I did that.
You've convinced me it's not the Dole we know of today. I would indeed
like to find out what this company was. To spare the world from an
accidental third posting, let me ask you to dig in, with the promiseof
a substantial tip if you can come up with a plausible answer.
One note: The handwriting in this journal is very good, but you might
try variations on the spelling of Dole (Dale is a possibilitiy).
Tongue is a certainty. There is no mention of "canned"; that was my
assumption when I thought it was Dole
Thanks,
McCook-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
21 Feb 2004 20:56 PST
I'll keep digging (I am an obsessive old thing), but I'd like to leave
the question open for other Researchers. If someone else can identify
the "Dole's" that sold tongue in 1908, the prize should go to that
Researcher.
Regarding the interesting find by my friend and colleague pafalafa-ga,
there are three things I'd like to note:
1. "Dole's" does not appear on the label of Dole Food Company
products. They are labelled "Dole." No apostrophe. No 'S'.
2. This is apparently a fountain drink that is dispensed in bottles.
None of the history of the Dole Food Company that I've seen mentions
such a product.
3. Lots of weird stuff goes on in Oklahoma.
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