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WOOLWORTH'S
Woolworth's began in 1879 when Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919) opened a "five cent" store in Utica, New York with the financial help of W. H. Moore, a former employer. That store was unsuccessful, but later in the year he opened a "five and ten cent" store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with a larger selection of goods to sell. His idea of selling a wide variety of merchandise at two fixed prices proves so popular that he was soon opening stores in other cities. Similar stores were started by Woolworth's brother, C. S. Woolworth, his cousin, Seymour H. Knox, and his friends, F. M. Kirby and E. P. Charlton. All were merged in 1912 into the F. W. Woolworth company. When Frank Woolworth died at Glen Cove, Long Island on April 8, 1919, his company owned more than 1,000 stores and his personal fortune amounted to many millions of dollars. The great Woolworth empire still operates and expands throughout the world, and the famous 60-storey Woolworth building in New York, designed by Cass Gilbert in 1931, is regarded as one of the most beautiful early skyscrapers. |
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Who is Harbie the Newshound? Name: Harbie The Newshound Date of birth: Sometime last century Address: My kennel, The Mail, 9 Northampton Road, Market Harborough. Favourite food: Crisps and pop Favourite band: Atomic Kitten Favourite places: Catthorpe, the Isle of Dogs, Barking, Leeds Favourite football team: Leicester City Favourite charity: Guide Dogs for the Blind Favourite film: 101 Dalmatians Favourite Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical: Cats Favourite humans: My pet reporters at The Mail and all my newshounds!! Favourite colour: Grrrrrrrreen Favourite activites: Sleeping, eating, chasing cats and meeting my newshounds! Favourite sporting ambition: To be a Boxer (think about it...)
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