Mr. Lanham Revisited: Oct. 2, 1926

Another big day at the store; Will Rogers spends the night at the White House

After months and months of slow Saturday sales, Mr. Lanham could at last proclaim, “Another big day at the store — even bigger then we expected.” He and the staff were “rushed” from the moment Lanham & Sons opened until closing time. In fact, some of the employees didn’t even get a dinner break, and he sustained himself by grabbing a snack “across the s…