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Kevin Mackey contribution in the Newspaper Clippings set: a 1920 Express retail display built around the one-pound H and H Blend box illustration—banner “417 STORES IN SAN ANTONIO SELL IT,” follow-on “THOUSANDS USE IT—WHY?” and grocer freshness copy, with Hoffmann–Hayman in the footer.

*San Antonio Express*, 29 March 1920 — H and H Blend one-pound pack advertisement

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Band (above pack): 417 STORES IN SAN ANTONIO SELL IT

Pack front (as visible): ONE POUND — H AND H — BLEND — COFFEE — ROASTED AND PACKED BY — HOFFMANN-HAYMAN COFFEE CO.SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

Subhead: THOUSANDS USE IT—WHY?

Body (lead): It reaches the housewife fresh and has the real coffee flavor.

Footer: HOFFMANN-HAYMAN COFFEE CO.SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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