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Word: salestalk (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...hardly ever refuse. Such saints as Reed Smoot and Marriner Stoddard Eccles are proud to have done missionary work without pay. There are today some 2,000 picked Mormon missionaries working in 23 countries, always traveling in pairs of which the more experienced is the "Senior Companion." A Mormon salestalk emphasizes the practicality of Mormonism, its orthodox belief in God and Jesus Christ, its healthiness with its teachings against alcohol, tobacco, tea & coffee, "refined foods." Once convinced by a missionary that "silly tales" about Mormons have been "fully disproved," a prospect is likely to be impressed by Mormon statistics-literacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Mormons, Money, Missions | 10/4/1937 | See Source »

...Every day 30,000 cigar salesmen will make it a point to buttonhole at least two people for a cigar salestalk, give each a cigar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Slow Smoke | 5/18/1936 | See Source »

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