FAMOUS NAMES, INC.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought
The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, charges that a Chicago firm known as Famous Names, Inc., sells the names of prominent actors and actresses to accompany most any kind of advertising, with posed photographs said to be included in the bargain. The article states that names such as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, while lesser celebrities bring slightly lower rates; the firm is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought. By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 9. - The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, Hygenia, charges that a Chicago firm known as "Famous Names, Inc.," sells the names of prominent actors and actresses, to go with "most any kind of advertising."
Advertisers, the article charges, may write their own "copy" and then buy from "Famous Names, Inc.," the names of an actor or actress to go with it. Posed photographs are said to be included in the bargain.
Such names as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, the article states, while the names of lesser firm and stage celebrities bring slightly lower rates.
"Famous Names, Inc.," is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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FAMOUS NAMES, INC.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought
The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, charges that a Chicago firm known as Famous Names, Inc., sells the names of prominent actors and actresses to accompany most any kind of advertising, with posed photographs said to be included in the bargain. The article states that names such as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, while lesser celebrities bring slightly lower rates; the firm is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought. By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 9. - The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, Hygenia, charges that a Chicago firm known as "Famous Names, Inc.," sells the names of prominent actors and actresses, to go with "most any kind of advertising."
Advertisers, the article charges, may write their own "copy" and then buy from "Famous Names, Inc.," the names of an actor or actress to go with it. Posed photographs are said to be included in the bargain.
Such names as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, the article states, while the names of lesser firm and stage celebrities bring slightly lower rates.
"Famous Names, Inc.," is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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November 8, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, The Bismarck Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Indianapolis Times, The Alaska Daily Empire, New Britain Herald, and Brownsville Herald.
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FAMOUS NAMES, INC.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought
The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, charges that a Chicago firm known as Famous Names, Inc., sells the names of prominent actors and actresses to accompany most any kind of advertising, with posed photographs said to be included in the bargain. The article states that names such as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, while lesser celebrities bring slightly lower rates; the firm is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought. By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 9. - The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, Hygenia, charges that a Chicago firm known as "Famous Names, Inc.," sells the names of prominent actors and actresses, to go with "most any kind of advertising."
Advertisers, the article charges, may write their own "copy" and then buy from "Famous Names, Inc.," the names of an actor or actress to go with it. Posed photographs are said to be included in the bargain.
Such names as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, the article states, while the names of lesser firm and stage celebrities bring slightly lower rates.
"Famous Names, Inc.," is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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November 8, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, The Bismarck Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Indianapolis Times, The Alaska Daily Empire, New Britain Herald, and Brownsville Herald.
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FAMOUS NAMES, INC.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought
The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, charges that a Chicago firm known as Famous Names, Inc., sells the names of prominent actors and actresses to accompany most any kind of advertising, with posed photographs said to be included in the bargain. The article states that names such as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, while lesser celebrities bring slightly lower rates; the firm is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought. By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 9. - The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, Hygenia, charges that a Chicago firm known as "Famous Names, Inc.," sells the names of prominent actors and actresses, to go with "most any kind of advertising."
Advertisers, the article charges, may write their own "copy" and then buy from "Famous Names, Inc.," the names of an actor or actress to go with it. Posed photographs are said to be included in the bargain.
Such names as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, the article states, while the names of lesser firm and stage celebrities bring slightly lower rates.
"Famous Names, Inc.," is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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November 8, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, The Bismarck Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Indianapolis Times, The Alaska Daily Empire, New Britain Herald, and Brownsville Herald.
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FAMOUS NAMES, INC.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought
The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, charges that a Chicago firm known as Famous Names, Inc., sells the names of prominent actors and actresses to accompany most any kind of advertising, with posed photographs said to be included in the bargain. The article states that names such as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, while lesser celebrities bring slightly lower rates; the firm is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Magazine Charges Any Testimonial Can Be Bought. By United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 9. - The American Medical Association, in its health magazine, Hygenia, charges that a Chicago firm known as "Famous Names, Inc.," sells the names of prominent actors and actresses, to go with "most any kind of advertising."
Advertisers, the article charges, may write their own "copy" and then buy from "Famous Names, Inc.," the names of an actor or actress to go with it. Posed photographs are said to be included in the bargain.
Such names as Patsy Ruth Miller, Anita Stewart and Bessie Love bring prices of $275, the article states, while the names of lesser firm and stage celebrities bring slightly lower rates.
"Famous Names, Inc.," is not listed in the Chicago directory.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 9, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
November 8, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Evening Star, The Bismarck Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Indianapolis Times, The Alaska Daily Empire, New Britain Herald, and Brownsville Herald.
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November 9, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Imperial Valley Press, Daily Kennebec Journal, Brownsville Herald, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, and The Daily Worker.