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COMPANY CHRISTMAS GIFTS
COMPANY CHRISTMAS GIFTS. In 1879 the Dubuque Herald carried an article describing the Christmas gifts employees received. The companies mentioned and their gifts are as follows:
COOPER WAGON WORKS. . . . . . . . . .each employee received a turkey and a can of oysters
ANDREW, TREDWAY AND SONS. . . . . . .each employee received ten dollars
V. HERANCOURT . . . . . . . . . . . .each employee received a sack of oatmeal
WESTPHAL, HINDS AND COMPANY . . . . .each married employee received two turkeys and two cans of
oysters, unmarried employees received one turkey and one can
of oysters
JULIEN HOUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . .each woman employee received a share of 230 yards of calico,
the men were given "something to keep them warm"
Clerks at railroad depots . . . . . . . .each employee received several cans of oysters
KEY CITY STEAM BAKERY . . . . . . . .each employee received a turkey
M. M. WALKER AND COMPANY. . . . . . .each employee received a case of oysters
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Source:
"Christmas Gifts," Dubuque Herald, December 25, 1879, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18791225&printsec=frontpage&hl=en