Brochure of the Advance Agency, Boston, Mass. “This leaflet shows you the way to independence and prosperity if you act upon its suggestions. Start a cleaning, dyeing and dressing shop. . . .” (2 copies; one is stamped “Nov 21 1913"), 1913 Nov 21
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1913 Nov 21
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet ( (11 folders; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Bader family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Bader, Ernest F. L., 1853-1910 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository