Word: tobacco
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...late Mr. Bedford lived in Westport, Conn., commuted five days a week to his Manhattan office. He had white chop whiskers like the late George F. Baker's, a fondness for gardens and horses (especially trotters which he still drove at 80), an antipathy to tobacco and liquor. In business he was stern, having received late training (after 40) in the hard school that was old Standard Oil. Rockefeller, Pratt, Archbold and Rogers were among his teachers in that school...
...rare bright light in Depression's gloom was this announcement made last week by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Proud of it were the folk of Winston-Salem, N. C., home of Reynolds Tobacco, second-largest-earning company in the industry. Proud of it were the company's officials. But especially proud of it was the Manhattan advertising agency (with offices also in many another city) of Erwin, Wasey & Co. Three months ago Erwin, Wasey received the Camel account. They immediately launched a $1,000,000 campaign running for eight days in 1,713 dailies, 2,139 weeklies, 426 college...
This proclamation, which may have given an idea to Tobacco Tycoon George Washington Hill ("Lucky Strike") and his ad writers, was made in 1891. That was when the Pinkham business was booming and its ads were appearing in newspapers all over the U. S. At first, back in the 1870's, the Vegetable Compound's virtues were hidden under bushels of handbills. It was Lydia's son Will who first discarded the handbills, introduced the Compound in newspaper advertising columns. In the midst of mounting bills for printed circulars, Will was sent to Boston to cash...
...give financial and managerial aid to those situations in which it took a position. Its backer was Richard Samuel Reynolds, 49, an active and successful businessman. In 1905 at the age of 24 he went to work for his uncle, Richard Joshua Reynolds of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. He was soon a vice president and for his good work (including the development and marketing of Prince Albert) was offered a salary of $100,000 by the company when in 1912 he decided to go into business for himself. His first experience was in the foil industry...
...investment trust of TriContinental's nature, handling of Selected Industries will cause much activity in the research department. It has a substantial interest in Thomas Young Nurseries, a New Jersey orchid farm, and is a large holder of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Rr. (100,321 shares). It has large tobacco investments including 102,-580 P. Lorillard, 29,000 Liggett & Myers. It has a "special interest" of 55,109 shares of Case, Pomeroy & Co., a securities house whose shares appear also in Reynolds Investing...