Sir Thomas Lipton, the theatrical impresario Sir George Alexander, Andrew Carnegie
and J. Pierpont Morgan piling up the money bags (detail from a cartoon by Charles Sykes in The Throne, 11 May, 1907)
- quoted from James Mackay's
Sir Thomas Lipton, The Man Who Invented Himself.
Preconceptions and Misconceptions
The illustration above depicts four gentlemen, all quite famous at the dawning of the twentieth century, standing next to heaping bags of sterling.
By implication, one could assume ...
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Iced Tea, Promotions, and Our Summer Hours
With weather extremes being experienced worldwide, we are bracing for upcoming hot weather with a special iced tea promotion. From now through September 15th, we are selling our teapot-size Finum® filter papers (AI43 and AI68), along with the Finum “tea click” (AI33), at very special prices. These large filter papers are ideal for preparing iced tea using the cold steeping (refrigerator) method. See page 52 for more information on the Finum line of products.
In addition to these Finum products, we will have special prices on one or more teas from Ceylon or Nilgiri throughout the summer. With a great balance of briskness and flavor, Ceylon and Nilgiri teas make excellent iced tea.
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