Category: Historical Accounts
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He Goes to Work
“One day Mr. Kohler, my landlord, made a suggestion. ‘I think you ought to reclaim tinfoil,’ he said, ‘you can collect it from the stores and melt it down to get the tin out of it.’
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Back in Philadelphia – Growing Up
The late Mr. John Wanamaker said: ‘You are just starting out in life. You may be looking for easy roads to travel, but you won’t find them. You have to work hard to accomplish anything worthwhile.
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1876 — The Centennial
Little did he think that within a few short years steam heating throughout the world would bear the name of “Webster.”
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Childhood at Woodbury, NJ
I don’t know of any particular thing that helps business so much as being able to advertise in such a way that people know exactly what they are going to get.
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Under Lowering Clouds
General Warren was my grandfather’s particular war hero—and when my father was christened he was named “Warren” in his honor.
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An Appreciation
Warren Webster had a tremendous capacity for work—for getting things done. He was quick to recognize talent and ability in others and never hesitated to acknowledge it.
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Carol Sampson Feaster – Oral History
..So she sat me down with a soup bowl full. Well, I just looked at the dish and upchucked all over. And she said,” You can go.
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The Sampson Family Oral Interviews
The following are excerpts from an oral interview conducted by Herbert’s daughter Anne Sampson Harrison.
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Herbert Allen Sampson – Oral History
…;She sent me down to the school nurse. What was you drinking yesterday? You act like your drunk to me.” The nurse said that. I said, “Oh, no.”
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In the ’30’s, they danced on a Cooper River barge – Tracking History
Over the years, Admiral Wilson Boulevard has been home to many attractions—some good and some not so good.
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Orange Crates – Tracking History
They were discarded at most corner grocery stores. Stand it upright and it could become a scooter, lay it down and it could be an orange crate car.
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Pyne Point Park – Tracking History
If you grew up in North Camden then you had to remember Pyne Point Park. They were synonymous.