January 1, 1926 dawned clear and cold, “but as a whole a fine day,” Mr. Lanham of Rome, Georgia wrote in his new diary. The diary was a promotional item from Bertram J. Goodman Inc. in New York, “foremost fur dyers.” Each page was headed with the company’s contact information and the slogan “If It’s Dyed by Goodman…It’s Good.” The advertisement below da…
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