August 20, 2026
Tag: Best & Company Department Store
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Best and Company – the story of an American Department Store
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Need a new dress for a special occasion? Mail-order one from Best and Company. Yes, it was that easy to shop when you were a customer of Albert Best’s department store. His advertising postcards alerted his clientele to the “Smart new additions to the famous American Golfer line of ladies dresses that fit beautifully into…
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June 28, 2020 1 Comment
Curt Teich was born in Germany on March 23, 1877. He came to the United States in 1893, settled in Chicago, founded Curt Teich & Company in 1898, married Anna Niether in 1899, and had five children. Made millions of dollars making and selling postcards, retired, moved to Bellaire, Florida, and died on January 12, […]