By Michael Bushnell
Northeast News
May 11, 2016

Romeo and Aureo are identical twin pigs. They have traveled all over the country and are well educated. Among their many accomplishments, they can climb stairs, slide down ramps and love to eat Staley Pig Mama out of bowls on a table, often begging trainer Fulton Shaw for more. Not so fortunate is their cousin Sorreo, who through no fault of his own does not possess the strong body or beautiful fur coat of hair his cousins do, for he was not fed Staley Pig Mama pellets. Romeo and Aureo are the original Staley twins, looking forward to the day when they will be on pasture, nibbling at Staley Twins supplement for their vitamins, minerals and protein.

This postcard was produced for the Staley Milling Company of Kansas City, Missouri. It was never mailed. Staley Milling was located at 1717 Armour Road in North Kansas City, just east of the Armour Road exit ramp off of northbound I-35. It was absorbed by ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) in the 1970’s, and its elevators were recently razed. A new mixed use development will be built on the site. J.H. Staley, owner of the company, resided at 2304 Erie in North Kansas City until his death in 1959. He is interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.