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[[File: | [[File:langecs.png|250px|thumb|left|c. 1907. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]LANGE'S CIGAR STORES. [[LANGE, Otto F.|Otto F. LANGE]] began in the tobacco business as a traveling salesman. After establishing a record for sales, he became a jobber but found a contract he had entered into with a manufacturer was not being honored. He sued and won. | ||
At this point in his career, Lange decided to become a manufacturer and open stores to sell his products including the Laniotto brand. | At this point in his career, Lange decided to become a manufacturer and open stores to sell his products including the Laniotto brand. | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 17 November 2023
LANGE'S CIGAR STORES. Otto F. LANGE began in the tobacco business as a traveling salesman. After establishing a record for sales, he became a jobber but found a contract he had entered into with a manufacturer was not being honored. He sued and won.
At this point in his career, Lange decided to become a manufacturer and open stores to sell his products including the Laniotto brand.
Lange's cigar stores included "The Red Boy" at the corner of 6th and Main; "The Cave" at 873 Main; and "The First National" at 14th and Clay.
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"Many Cigars Made By Lange Company," Times Journal, September 30, 1906, p. 23