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...unsolicited merchandise, gambled that enough people would send in their money to turn a profit. Often Koolish mailed out punchboards, furnished the merchandise prizes for the lucky winners. He spread out to candy (Chicago Mint Co.), counter devices such as peanut vendors and handgrip measurers (Pierce Tool & Manufacturing Co.), silk stockings and insurance. Koolish was so successful that he made a fortune now put at $4,382,348; he also built a fat record of complaints with Better Business Bureaus...
Nylon Georgette was finally developed this year after many months of experimentation. If all the manufacturers' claims are true, the new fabric promises some vast improvements over regular nylon and silk ware...
Caterpillar eggs recently joined the ranks of unsiezed contraband. Two ardent Yardling biologists this fall actually resorted to smuggling eggs from Canada in trying to raise half a dozen Japanese silk forms and earn...
After some negotiating, the company agreed to pay $300 for the live silk worma...
Smuggling is not the only law they have ignored, the University regulations prohibit pets in the dormitories, but they have six live silk moths and a four inch praying mantis in their Lionel suite...