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Show . Among the exhibits at the Indianapolis meeting of the Western Canned Goods association were two cans containing beef soup, part of a lot prepared for the United States navy in 1819. They are owned by William Daggett, of Indian-spolis, Indian-spolis, whose grandfather was at the head of Daggett Kenslett, of New Haven, Ha-ven, Conn., in the early part of the century. cen-tury. The contents are supposed to be in good condition; if not, the fermentation fermenta-tion aud creation of gases within would . break the seal. The soup is therefore seventy-one years old. |