Summary
Leaflet published after World War I by the Rawleigh Company, USA. It encourages people take on returned soldiers to sell W.T. Rawleigh products - now that 'the Hun has been whipped into submission'. Rawleigh made medicines and household products, and specialized in direct selling to household customers.
The leaflet was donated by Rawleigh itself, in 1987.
Physical Description
Leaflet comprising three sheets which fold in on one another. The paper is white and the print green. Each piece of paper has a green border around it. The leaflet is about recruting new people to work.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from W.T. Rawleigh & Co., 1987
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Date Made
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Organisation Named
The W.T. Rawleigh Co., Illinois, United States of America, 1919
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Inscriptions
Text: 'THE / WAR IS OVER / THE HUN HAS BEEN WHIPPED / INTO SUBMISSION / General Crowder Has Canceled Draft Orders / NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU / TO GET NEW MEN STARTED / SUGGESTIONS TO HELP YOU DO IT'
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Classification
Commerce & retailing, Direct selling - domestic goods, Recruitment
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
154 mm (Width), 230 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Direct Selling, Medicines, Remedies, Wars & Conflicts, Working Life, World War I, 1914-1918