Circular advertising four books: (1) Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing by William Walker Atkinson, (2) Practical Mind Reading by William Walker Atkinson, (3) How to Tell Fortune by Cards by Professor P.R.S. Foli, and (4) Practical Palmistry or the Hands and How to Read Them by E. Rene., No date
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
- No date
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