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management of a small jewelrytore in Hammond. Ind.. ;vhen he read the classified ad.The firm had its start in 1886 when Richard W. Sears, station lgent for the Minneapolis and St. Paul railway at Redwood. Minn-discovered he could make money wiling watches by mail. Other lines were soon added and by March. 188V. his business had expanded so much that it was necessary to move tin- location.After Roebuck spent a sleepless night with the ad 111 his mind, he arose and answered Sears’ search for a watchmaker. In a few days he had been accepted into the personnel of the Sears firm.“That was the beginning.*’ Roebuck said, recently, “of the well- j known union of Sears. Roebuck Company that has been preserved.” 1The two men formed the corpor- | ate name in 1891 after Roebuck had 1 purchased the Canadian branch of Scar , business. Col. Roebuck is now connected with the public relations department.
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Harlingen Valley Weekly
Harlingen, Texas, US
Fri, Jul 19, 1935
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