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The Road To Wellville

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Description
The front cover of this tiny pamphlet has the title at the top of the page. Beneath it is a drawing of roads leading to the city, with the names "Exercise Lane" and "Food Avenue." In tiny text it says, "If you have the slightest ambition to "Do things" in this world, to enjoy the keenest delights of Power, Money, Fame, and the perfect poise of Health, by all means get your feet on the "Road to Wellville." Beneath that is written "Published by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. Copyrighted." The back cover has a drawing of the factory, and beneath is written, "Postum and Grape-Nuts Factories, Battle Creek, Mich., U.S.A." The inside is an essay by C.W. Post about maintaining health through proper diet and habits. There are no page numbers.
Publisher
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. (Battle Creek, Mich.)
Keyterm
Cereals
Health
Michigan
Brand
Post Cereal
Language
English
Donor
Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Filename
msuspcsbs_post_postumcere39
Citation
Post, C.W.. The Road To Wellville. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/11427
Copyright
This item is in the public domain.
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