Talk:John Wanamaker

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[edit] Lotteries

I added the paragraph on lotteries because it seemed like a significant enough event to merit inclusion in the article. However, there may be better references than the one I cited. That same reference also mentioned that Wanamaker ended Sunday mail deliveries during his term. MrOxmyx (talk) 00:09, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] We're missing some religious information

Hello Wiki, John Wanamaker was Philadelphia's leading lay Presbyterian, and he funded the construction of a prominent church building (I think on Broad Street, our main traffic artery), as well as its success, including the salary (and publications of sermons) of George Frederick Pentecost, who was a very famous evangelist of the time and the brother of Hugh O. Pentecost. Wanamaker would make it very clear to his retail employees that, if they were not spotted in his church's pews on a Sunday, they'd be fired, first thing Monday morning. I know the granddaughter of one of his sales ladies. I have all the sources in my scrap-books. I'll get them into the article as soon as possible. Warm regards, BobHelms (talk) 02:16, 25 April 2008 (UTC)