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Dedicated to the history of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. founded 1899 in San Antonio, Texas.

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Full-page roster of Hoffmann-Hayman Company Products with headline, product display photo, and column text, The News, 10 Mar 1934

The full-page newspaper view of the “Roster of Hoffmann-Hayman Company Products” feature: banner headline running across the top of the column block, then the staged product photograph showing the company’s complete packaged-goods lineup (H and H Tea boxes and tins, H and H Crystalvac coffee jars in 1 lb and 3 lb sizes, Sam Houston coffee cans, H and H Blend coffee cans, Menger Peaberry coffee cans, Texas Girl coffee bags in three formats, plus mustard, pepper, and spice-line items in the foreground), set above the verbatim article text and an adjacent “Grande Courts Entertain Guests” column.

A companion crop (H&H product roster — News, 10 Mar 1934) isolates the headline-and-photo display block alone. This full-page entry preserves the broader context: how the trade feature ran inside The News, the article copy that ties the photo to the “A brand for every demand” slogan, and the proximity of brand storytelling to general civic and business coverage on the page. For brand-history purposes the full-page view documents how Hoffmann-Hayman secured editorial-feature placement — not paid display advertising — to walk the trade through the entire branded portfolio in spring 1934.

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Roster of Hoffmann-Hayman Company Products

Here are the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company’s products featured at grocery stores throughout San Antonio Monday, March 12. The items include H & H, Sam Houston, Menger and Texas Girl coffees; H & H Orange Pekoe Tea; Old Dutch Lunch Prepared Mustard, Pepper and other items in the H & H spice list.

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