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Puffed Wheat

Title: Universal Exposition of 1904
Type: Document
Date: 1904
Source: Jean Chesley, Red Wing, Minnesota

Description: The American Cereal Company operated a concession stand introducing puffed rice at the Universal Exposition of 1904 in St. Louis.

Transcription:

Gross Receipts and Exposition Revenue:

The gross receipts of the several concessions and the net collections realized from them by the Exposition Company as shown by the books of the auditor, to October 31, 1905, were as follows:

No.	Concessionaire	Known as	Gross Reciepts	Net Collections
42	Administration Restaurant Co.	Restaurant	$17,413.85	$ 1,769.51
42	Administration Restaurant Co.	Restaurant	142,035.15	31,245.91
7	Asiatic Exposition Co.	Mysterious Asia	162,995.30	3,326.90
582	Amsterdam Silver Co.	Jewelry and Novelties	.............	200.00
37	Aloe Instrument Co., A.S.	Optical Salesrooms	.............	45,000.00
54	Art Metal Works	Art Metal Souvenirs	4,314.05	1.683.74
583	Amsterdam Leather Co.	Leather Goods	.............	200.00
84	Akoun, Ferndinand	Temple of Mirth	39,232.15	16,863.68
85	Anthracite Mining Exhibit Co.	Restaurant	19,308.18	158.46
86	Anthracite Mining Exhibit Co.	Coal Breaker	11,960.55	69.88
592	American Cereal Co.	Rice Puffs	8,723.65	2,226.41