Dinner's Ready! about 1881

Advertising Card for Newman's Pure Gold Baking Powder courtesy of the Brockville Museum, Ontario.
Scanned by John Mack.

The word "saleratus" was widely used in the 19th century for both sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate. -- Wikipedia

The Newman Company was in Fairport, New York and Toronto, Ontario.

"The celebrated cook's friend, the favourite of the people of Canada."
-- Toronto City Directory, 1881

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