P. L. Simmonds (author)
- _Scientific American_ records fact editor of the _Baltimore American_ visited commissary department and noticed barrels of dried coffee grounds, which are re-aromatised by modern chemistry and sold as pound papers with attractive labels and high-sounding names
The _Scientific American_ of New York, of a recent date, records the following fact: “The editor of the _Baltimore American_ lately visited the commissary department of one of the large military hospitals, and noticed several barrels of dried coffee grounds, the purpose whereof excited his curiosity. The polite commissary informed him that they received twelve dollars a barrel for the grounds. ‘But what is it purchased for?’ he asked. ‘Well,’ said the commissary, hesitatingly, ‘it is re-aromatised by the transforming hand of modern chemistry, and put up in pound papers, which are decorated with attractive labels and high-sounding names.’
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'The _Scientific American_ of New York, of a recent date, records the following fact: “The editor of the _Baltimore American_ lately visited the commissary department of one of the large military hospitals, and noticed several barrels of dried coffee grounds, the purpose whereof excited his curiosity. The polite commissary informed him that they received twelve dollars a barrel for the grounds. ‘But what is it purchased for?’ he asked. ‘Well,’ said the commissary, hesitatingly, ‘it is re-aromatised by the transforming hand of modern chemistry, and put up in pound papers, which are decorated with attractive labels and high-sounding names.’'
- qualifier_fidelity 0.80 pass — All qualifiers are largely faithful except for a minor issue in the 'time' section. The passage states “of a recent date,” which implies a specific but unspecified recent time, not a null temporal scope. Therefore, the 'when' field should reflect this rather than being null.