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P. T. BARNUM'S GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. The firm of [[REBMAN & HENION]] the order for one day's supplies in July 1880: 50 pounds of butter, 25 pounds of coffee, 5 pounds of tea, 100 pounds of sugar, 10 bushels of potatoes, 1 dozen beets, 1 pound of lettuce, 1 dozen onions, and 4 dozen cabbages. Contracts for bread and meats for employees and animals were awarded to other companies. | P. T. BARNUM'S GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. The firm of [[REBMAN & HENION]] the order for one day's supplies in July 1880: 50 pounds of butter, 25 pounds of coffee, 5 pounds of tea, 100 pounds of sugar, 10 bushels of potatoes, 1 dozen beets, 1 pound of lettuce, 1 dozen onions, and 4 dozen cabbages. Contracts for bread and meats for employees and animals were awarded to other companies. | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 8 July 2017
P. T. BARNUM'S GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. The firm of REBMAN & HENION the order for one day's supplies in July 1880: 50 pounds of butter, 25 pounds of coffee, 5 pounds of tea, 100 pounds of sugar, 10 bushels of potatoes, 1 dozen beets, 1 pound of lettuce, 1 dozen onions, and 4 dozen cabbages. Contracts for bread and meats for employees and animals were awarded to other companies.
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"Barnum's Men's Rations," The Daily Herald, July 15, 1880, p. 4