Circular of The Betts Publishing Co., Jackson, Michigan, titled “Two More Valuable Gifts!” Circular advertises the company’s courses on hypnotism. Includes testimonials of the following individuals: W.W. Hehn of Pottsville, Pennsylvania (accompanied by his portrait); Reuben H. Kehrberg of Lansing, Iowa; D.A. Gillezean of Georgetown; D. Berman of Lewistown, Maine; Prof. W.E. Dickinson (or Prof. W.E. Dickson) of Miles City, Montana (accompanied by his portrait); Prof. C.M. Bloomfield of New York City (accompanied by his portrait); C.O. Miller of Rockford, Illinois; Dr. J.S. Curtis of Sacramento, California (accompanied by his portrait); D.F. Workman of Powerville, Kentucky; E.E. Adams of Des Moines, Iowa (accompanied by his portrait); Robert Campbell of Springfield, Ohio; Prof. J.T. Weir of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (accompanied by his portrait); Swan Larson or Rockford, Washington; Joseph W. Ball of Hopeside, Virginia; Edward G. Sloby of Kewaunee, Wisconsin (accompanied by his portrait); E.R. Kittell of Moline, Illinois (accompanied by his portrait); James A. Thompson of Grenada, British West Indies; J.W. Phyler of Ardmore, Oklahoma; H.C. Major of Brook, Indiana (accompanied by his portrait); Alonzo McBride of Lafayette, Louisiana; Roy A. Heist of Green Bay, Wisconsin; Miss Elizabeth Bauer of Dubuque, Iowa; Lawrence Porter of Arkadelphia, Arkansas; and S.G. Cherry of Springfield, Illinois (accompanied by his portrait). (oversize), No date

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes advertising circulars, circular letters, price lists, and brochures, many of which relate to the dry cleaning business; advertisements and letters promoting dry cleaning correspondence courses; ten issues of “Widder’s Practical Dyer” (1920-1921), published by the Widder Dye & Chemical Co., Inc., Brooklyn, New York; letters to Ernst Bader offering jobs and business opportunities in reply to an advertisement he placed in a dry cleaning trade magazine; papers regarding courses in hypnotism, magic, phrenology, and psychology; papers relating to dog shows and dog breeding; papers, relating to the Plymouth Rock Squab Company of Boston, Massachusetts; and family papers.