Tupelo, MIssissippi, 27 December 1891: Birth Notice Born today was one Abe Plough, son of Moses and Julia Isaacs Plough, becoming the youngest of eight children. The family will relocate to Memphis TN next year. There, Abe will begin selling a batch of cottonseed oil, camphor and carbolic acid as "antiseptic oils" door-to-door. In 1908, based on the success of these sales, Moses Plough will loan Abe $125 to start his own business, the Plough Chemical Company. See [ http://www.jhsmem.org/SHNewsletters/SHNDec1991.pdf ] for a discussion of this time of his life.
Plough Chemical will become successful enough to purchase the St. Joseph Company in 1920 and begin selling their best-selling aspirin. In that year, national advertising of Company products will begin. Later mergers will transform the Company into Schering-Plough, then Merck. See [ https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Schering-Plough ]
Before Abe dies in 1984, some 92 years from now, he will become well-known not only as a wealthy businessman, but also for his philanthropy. See [ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39631733/abe-plough ]
"Plough's Black and White Birthday and Dream Book" * has been scanned and is available free online at [ http://bit.ly/PloughBlackAndWhiteBook ] Click the images below to view sample pages from this fascinating booklet, published in 1913. It contains horoscopes a Victorian interpretation of dreams.
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