By Robert Reed  Once people became educated enough and affluent enough to acquire sufficient numbers of books, a place to keep them all literally came out of the closet.  Historians note that at first the few people who could afford bound books used small, shelved closets for storing them. Eventually shelves were placed on outside walls for further storage in […]

By Carol Mobley  Advertising over the years has not changed much.  The main purpose for advertising is to promote a specific product and brand recognition.  This has been accomplished in several ways over the years.  One way was to use an illustration of the package or bottle in the advertisement.  Not everyone could read in late 1800’s and early 1900’s […]