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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 70 with Flowers and Women in Traditional Costume
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing seven advertising cards and a newspaper clipping. The clipping says: "Mr. Nathan Degginger of Kansas City was in our office on Saturday. He and his sister, Bertha, always take in the Sparks Picnic. This is their old home and they have many friends here." Four oval cards each show a woman in the traditional dress of an unidentified country. Two cards show a hand and flowers, one with a fan. One large (18 x 22 cm.) card shows a basket of flowers.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Conover Brothers Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Conover Brothers Co. showing a woman in a fancy blue dress with a corsage and necklace. Front of card says: "Compliments of the Fischer Piano. For Sale By Conover Bros. Sole Agents." Front lower left corner has number 722 and lower right corner says: "Bufford." Back of card has an image of a Fischer Piano and says: "The Fischer [Piano]. 73,000 in use." and has five testimonials. Address given on front of card:
613 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
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Description
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Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. showing a baby in a nest surrounded by five women or girls in fancy dress looking down on it. One of four cards with similar theme. Back of card lists branch houses and their addresses in cities around the U.S. Kansas City address given on back of card:
927 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1882
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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J. C. Altman & Bro.
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Description
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Advertising card for J. C. Altman & Bro. showing two women trying on boots in a shoe store with a clerk kneeling to help one. Caption says: "Not English You Know." One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front of card says: "J. C. Altman & Bro. Fine Shoes, First-class Goods at one Bottom Price. Repairing neatly done." Front lower left corner has number 27. Back of card says: "Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Slippers. A Complete Line of First-Class Goods. Call and see our stock. All Kinds of Foot Wear Made to Order at Short Notice. Repairing promptly attended to." Bottom left corner says: "Pershing & Lyman Pub. Co., Chicago." Address given on front and back of card:
707 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Owen, Pixley & Co., Clothiers
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Description
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Advertising card for Owen, Pixley & Co. with an image of a woman wearing a hat surrounded by a floral border. Back of card says: "You are cordially invited to be present at the Reception and Inauguration of Owen, Pixley & Co., Clothing Emporium, No. 932 Main Street, Thursday Afternoon and Evening, Nov. 13, 1884." and includes advertising copy that mentions "Children's Suitings." Address given on back of card:
932 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1884
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
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Description
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Advertising card for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. with portrait of woman in fancy dress. Card is "signed" on front "May Anderson." Back of card has small image of "Grandmother" and lists branch houses and their locations in cities around the U.S. A small stand is glued to the back of the card. Kansas City address given on back of card:
927 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1884
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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J. E. Vincent & Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for J. E. Vincent & Co. showing a woman wearing a hat and shawl standing among trees. Below this image is one of daisies and butterflies. Front of card says: "Vincent's Millinery Opening, April 19 and 20, 1883." Card folds and inside says: "Our 4th Annual Opening of Fine French Millinery and Hair Goods, and Exhibition of Pattern Bonnets and Round Hats, also all the Latest Novelties, Thursday and Friday, April 19th and 20th, 1883." Back of card has image of a birds flying and tiny text: "Harrington, Typ." Address given inside card:
701 Main St., cor. Seventh,
Kansas City.
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Date
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1883
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Golden Eagle
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Advertising card for Golden Eagle showing a child playing "dress up" in a white dress and hat with brown gloves holding a bouquet of flowers. Back of card says: "Read! This may be of some interest to you. We must raise $100,000 cash. Our reasons are: one of our partners retires from the firm January 1st. We want to pay him his interest in cash; to do so, we shall sell you the greatest bargains in/ Men's Suits or Overcoats, Boys' or Children's Suits or Overcoats, Furnishing Goods or Hats,/ at a saving from 20 per cent. to 50 per cent. Actual values not considered during this great Dissolution sale." Also "Axman & Goldenberg, Resident Partners." Address given on back of card:
.."."."."."."."."."."" 512 and 514 Main,
Near Fifth Street Cable
.."."."."."."."."."."" Kansas City.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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C. B. Haley & Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for C. B. Haley & Co. showing a woman in a hat which says: "Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil." Front lower left corner has says: "Cosack & Co. Buffalo & Chicago." Back of card has advertising copy and testimonials about Thomas' Eclectric Oil. Top of back says: "Full set of Cards will be sent on receipt of 3 Cts. Stamp, address. Foster, Milburn & Co. Buffalo, N.Y." Address given on back of card:
Cor. 5th & Wyandotte Sts.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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E. T. Slaughter, Stove and Tinware
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Description
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Advertising card for E. T. Slaughter showing a woman in a fancy lace dress or shawl. Front of card says: "Gold Coin." Front lower right corner says: "Gies & Co. Buffalo, N.Y." Back of card says: "Gold Medal Cooking Stove. For Wood. Six Sizes--10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19. This stove is very handsome, a splendid baker, burns freely and can be perfectly controlled.." .Manufatured by Chicago Stove Works, Chicago, Ill." It has an image of the stove and further advertising copy. A stamp on the back says: "E. T. Slaughter, Stoves and Tinware" and gives address:
1221 Grand Avenue,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Diamond Dental Parlors
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Advertising card for Diamond Dental Parlors showing a woman in a hat with flowers. To the right of image is number 150. Back of card says: "Amalgam Fillings, 50c. Cement Fillings, 50c. Gold Fillings, $1.00 and up. Teeth extracted without pain or danger. Best sets of teeth lowest prices .."." This is the largest and most complete painless dental establishment in the world. Over $15,000 expended in furnishing." Address given on front and back of card:
Second Floor, Diamond (Times) Building, at the Junction.
Tel. 1079.
Take Times Elevator. Room 7.."
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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F. Menown Mfg. Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for F. Menown Mfg. Co. showing a woman sitting with a bird on her hand and an art nouveau border. Front of card says: ?ǣKansas City Baking Powder. 'The Yellow Can.'?ǥ Lower right corner says: "Carqueville Litho. Co. Chicago" and lower left corner has number 14. Card is shaped like a bookmark and says "Bookmark" on bottom. Back of card has a picture of a can of Kansas City Baking Powder which says: "Every can guaranteed / Menown's / Kansas City Baking Powder / Price 25 Cents / Prepared by F. Menown Mfg. Co." and gives the address:
112 West Third St.,
K C, MO.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Egelhoff & Stoeltzing
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Advertising card for Egelhoff & Stoeltzing with an image of a woman wearing a hat with a tassel and a coat with fancy trim. One of two cards with similar image. Front of card has logo that says: "Buck's Stoves & Ranges." Front lower left corner has number C-751. Back of card says: "Economy. Durability. Buck's Stoves & Ranges. Buck's Brilliant Cook Stoves Have Stood the Test of Forty Years. Buck's Brilliant Ranges Are Known and in Demand Everywhere.." .Manufactured Solely By Buck's Stove and Range Co., St. Louis. For Sale By Egelhoff & Stoeltzing." Address given on back of card:
1533 Grand Ave.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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J. W. Jenkins' Sons
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Advertising card for J. W. Jenkins' Sons showing a woman and baby (angels?) floating in the sky, the woman playing a triangle. Front of card says: "Conover Brothers, Pianos. New York." Back of card says: "Compliments of Conover Brothers Co. / Manufacturers of Grand and Upright Pianos / New York." and provides a list of "eminent Critics" who endorse the pianos. It also says: "Represented by J. W. Jenkins' Sons, Kansas City's Popular Music House. Removed to 921 Main Street." Address given on back of card:
921 Main St.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Egelhoff & Stoeltzing
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Advertising card for Egelhoff & Stoeltzing with an image of a woman wearing a hat and coat with fancy trim. One of two cards with similar image. Front of card has logo that says: "Buck's Stoves & Ranges." Front lower left corner has number C-751. Back of card says: "Economy. Durability. Buck's Stoves & Ranges. Buck's Brilliant Cook Stoves Have Stood the Test of Forty Years. Buck's Brilliant Ranges Are Known and in Demand Everywhere.." .Manufactured Solely By Buck's Stove and Range Co., St. Louis. For Sale By Egelhoff & Stoeltzing." Address given on back of card:
1533 Grand Ave.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Swift & Company
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Advertising card for Swift & Company showing a classically dressed woman in sandals, a diaphanous gown, and a fur cape. She has long blonde hair and is holding holly above her head. Edges of card are embossed. Card has some damage. Back of card says: "Wool Soap for Toilet and Bath. There are many people who suppose that, because of its name, Wool Soap is intended for washing woolens only. This is a misconception which Swift & Company are especially desirous of rectifying. Wool Soap is pre-eminently a toilet and bath soap .."." We are large producers of prime tallow, and none but our most carefully selected stock enters into the manufacture of Wool Soap .."." Swift & Company Packing Plants at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis, St. Joseph, St. Paul. Over Two Hundred and Fifty Branch Houses in the United States." Bottom of card says: "American Lithographic Co., N.Y.." No street address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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J. W. Jenkins' Sons
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Description
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Advertising card for J. W. Jenkins' Sons showing a woman in a pink dress holding her hands as if she is playing a piano, but nothing is there but empty space. Front of card says: "Hold to the light and listen." When you hold the card to the light, the empty space becomes part of the image as a fancy organ shines through from the back of the card. The front also says: "For Sale By J. W. Jenkins' Sons, General Music Dealers..."" Front lower right corner says: "Hopcraft & Co. 'The World' Building N. Y." Back of card has image of piano and mirror image lettering that shines through the front of the card to read: "Story & Clark Organ Co., Chicago. M'F'R'S. Exclusively High Grade Organs. Largest Exclusive Reed Organ Concern in the World." Address given on front of card:
921 Main St.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Buford & George Imp. Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for Buford & George Imp. Co., agents to the "Rock Island Plow Co./ Successors to B. D. Buford & Co., Rock Island, Ills.." Front of card shows a portrait of a woman in profile. Card is cut in the shape of a fan. Front of card has damage obscuring text but says: ?ǣPatent applied...Sacke[tt,] Wilhelms & [Betz]ig, New York.?ǥ Back of card has advertising copy about "The Buford Oblique Wheel Landside Sulky...'The King of Sulky Plows'.." It has images of this plow, the "Buford Steel Beam Clipper," and "The Buford Tongueless Cultivator," and the Rock Island Plow Company's buildings. A faint stamp on back of card identifies the Buford & George Imp. Co. as agents in Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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J. C. Altman
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Description
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Advertising card for J. C. Altman showing a woman in a yellow dress. Lower left corner has a black bird and a boot. Front lower right corner has number 151. Back of card has image of high-heeled shoe and says: "J. C. Altman, Dealer in Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Rubbers, And all the latest Novelties in foot wear, suitable for Holiday Presents, at bottom prices. A complete line." Address given on front and back of card:
707 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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A. J. Runkle & Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for A. J. Runkle & Co. showing a woman in a feathered hat. Front of card says: ?ǣAlice Atherton, uses Warner Bros. Coraline Corsets, Ask for it.?ǥ It also is stamped with "A. J. Runkle & Co., Dealers in Fancy Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods." Back of card has an image of the corset and says: "Dr. Warner's Flexible Hip 'D' Corset. Boned with a New Material called Coraline. No more Broken Bones." followed by further advertising copy offering "A reward of $10.00 will be paid for every strip of Corline which breaks with four months' ordinary wear in a corset.." Address given on front of card:
Nos. 1044 and 1046 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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