The claim is sometimes made in print that Russell exhibited at the Centenial Exhibition in 1876. We looked through every list of exhibitors we could find and came up with a blank. Ton pointed us to May 8, 1892 Pittsburgh Dispatch which says the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Allegheny was on the list of exhibitors at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago that year.
I think the two events have been confused in oral tradition.
Also the name "Old Quaker Store" is slightly in error. A legal notice in the Dispatch of Sept 18, 1892, names it as the Quaker Shirt Store and says its motto was "Truth, Fair Dealing and Low Prices."
Thanks Ton!
4 comments:
Bruce, my fault in the email:
Clipping says store, not shop.
Ton
Bruce, i was too fast: Clipping says store, conv report said shop. skip my comment, please.
ton
Hi Bruce. The new history DVD has the Russells' store named "J. L. Russell & Son Gents' Furnishing Goods". I noticed this is in harmony with some comments on your blog:
Anonymous said...
"J L Russell and Son" appears in the World's Crisis or Advent Christian Times. According to my recollection the store was called "Men's Furnishing Goods."
(second comment)
http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2009/09/old-quaker-s.html
Anonymous said...
It is true that Russell's name did appear in the Advent Christian Times. It often appeared as J L Russell & Son. Charles T. Russell was a business partner with his father.
(4th comment)
http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2007/09/update-comments-wanted.html
Have you seen this DVD yet?
The Old Quaker Store was a separate store. J. L. Russell & Son represented the partnership between Charles and his father. The Old Quaker store was a partnership with another individual.
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