"A Century Ago in Checkers"--answer

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Mr. Checkers
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"A Century Ago in Checkers"--answer

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:lol: The Ralston-Purina Company from Checkerboard Square and Lever Bros. Ltd. put out checker sets and boards that advertised their products at that period of time--"A Century Ago"). "Checker Trivia" questions of the Day"? What well known products were advertised? :lol: (Cont.)
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Mr. Checkers
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Re: "A Century Ago in Checkers"--answer

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:lol: The Ralston-Purina Co. advertised their famous "White Flour"--a small checkerboard with wooden checkers in a small drawstring flour sack. Lever Bros. advertisted their Sunlight and Lifebuoy soaps--a small checkerboard with checkers in the shape of soap bars (Lifebuoy and Sunlight) :lol: (Cont.)
Take care and God Bless. "Mr. Checkers"---Visit with "Inky" at: http://www.broenink-art.nl/maukie2.swf----"No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted". --Aesop--
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