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Rub-No-More Washing Powder,....2 Differant Sizes Thick Cardboard Cutouts From a Soap Box in early 1900's.....From The Summit City Soap Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana;...."Mama Elephant Washing Her Baby Elephant Using Her Trunk as a Shower & He's Doing The Same With His Trunk....Shes Wearing Colorful Clothes & Glasses...Sitting on a Stool with a Rub No More Soap Box Behind Her With The Vignette of Them on It...& These HaveBeen Cut From a Box...He's Standing in a Wooden Tub...Printed on The Side of The Tub He Loves It So.. & He Looks Very Happy".....Looks Real Nice intheSafety Sleeve I will send them in....Really a Pretty & Colorful Advertising Vignette in 2 Differant Sizes...Biggest One is About4 9/16" X 4"...& The Other is About 3 1/8" X Nearly 2 7/8"....This company Became Procter & Gamble...
The Berghoff Brewery, Ft. Wayne, IN.. ...The city's largest brewer, and one whose beers enjoyed a wider reputation outside the state, was Herman Berghoff... He and a younger brother, Henry, were headed west in 1870 to make their fortune, when their train stopped at Fort Wayne and young Herman got off to buy a pretzel... Someone offered him a job, so he quickly boarded the train, grabbed his brother and their suitcase and accepted the job... Berghoff had acquired a strong work ethic from his family in Dortmunder, Prussia, and he put it to use supporting his brother and saving money to bring a two other brothers to America. In a few years, Hubert joined them, and four months later Gustav arrived... By 1882, the Berghoff brothers owned the East End Bottling Works..
The Berghoff Restaurant, 1898 .The Berghoff family was successful and they were dedicated to the community that made it possible. Henry Berghoff was appointed Deputy Sheriff in 1894. Two years later he was named City Controller and, in 1902, was elected Mayor. He didn't seek re-election and devoted his time to founding the German-American National Bank. Henry was head cashier and Gustav was Vice President of their east side bank on Maumee Avenue. Brother Herman served as City Treasurer in 1889...
The Berghoff Restaurant staff, 1990s..."Gustav had earlier purchased the Summit City Soap Works and....renamed it the Rub-No-More Soap Company"..... It produced powered soap, glycerin, and stearic acid. That business was across the railroad tracks one block northeast of the brewery.....In 1925, Gustav sold his soap company to Procter and Gamble, but the Berghoff family continued to own the building. It would come in handy after Repeal.... A new generation of Berghoff sons had come of age during the dry years. They wanted to follow in the footsteps of their fathers. Gustavís sons... opened the Hoff-Brau Brewing Company in the empty Rub-No-More Soap building in 1934....info from Hoff Brau myspace.....

THE EARLY YEARS (1887-1930)

The restaurant's founder, Herman Joseph Berghoff, an immigrant to America in 1870 from Dortmund, Germany, began brewing Berghoff Beer in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1887 as a family enterprise with his three brothers, Henry, Hubert and Gustav. A promoter by nature known for his sparkling blue eyes and determination, Herman dreamed of expanding the market for his beer beyond Indiana. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 proved to be a perfect introduction when he sold the beer to fair-goers on the now-famous Midway.

Inspired by the wide public acclaim the beer received at the fair, Herman opened the Berghoff Cafe in 1898 to showcase his celebrated Dortmunder-style beer. Originally located at the corner of State and Adams streets, one door down from its present location, the bar sold beer for a nickel and offered sandwiches for free.

"We'll give the Dutchman six months," said Herman's critics. He proved them wrong, and the bar prospered even during Prohibition (1918-1933) when it served near beer and Bergo Soda Pop. Unable to rely on beer sales alone, the bar expanded into a full-service restaurant, which earned its own strong reputation by Prohibition's end.17 West Adams, Chicago, Illinois..

Its historical facade, which has remained unchanged since 1950, both belies and hints at the extensive restaurant operation inside. Housed on four floors --- three of which contain vast kitchens --- The Berghoff is a modern, full-service restaurant complete with bakery, butchery and even a woodworking shop all on site.

Beyond the front doors, diners find a turn-of-the-century interior with bold woodwork, stained glass and checkered floors throughout the main-level dining rooms. Original brass light fixtures hang from high ceilings, and hand-crafted murals overlook the famous stand-up bar. Throughout the restaurant hang photographs of the Columbian Exposition and Old Chicago from the Chicago Historical Society's archives.

Fixtures of The Berghoff in their own right, the restaurant's professional waiters, known for their briskness and decades-long tenure, take diners' orders from The Berghoff Restaurant menu, which changes daily and seasonally. The Berghoff has one of the most varied menu selections in Chicago and features innovative American cuisine, outstanding seafood and salads, and hearty German house specialties.

No meal at The Berghoff is complete, of course, without some of the selections that have made it famous. From a cold stein of Berghoff beer, a side order of the legendary creamed spinach or a piece of freshly baked apple strudel for dessert, The Berghoff Restaurant is a Chicago tradition. Because of a strong dedication to this tradition and The Berghoff's unique historical presence, many diners have made the restaurant their chosen place for banquets and private functions, making The Berghoff staff one of the most experienced in serving special occasions.

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