The Life and Adventures of Carl Laemmle (1931)

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LAUPHEIM AND ICHENHAUSEN 21 parents, by his mother's advice he brought with him a parcel of samples chosen from the Heller stock. With these she took him round the local shops and to other likely purchasers, and Carl returned to Ichenhausen with a proud little record of his first lesson in salesmanship. Aaron Heller was enchanted, and Carl at fourteen began to be a personage in the business. He was advanced in responsibilities, and allowed to write letters for the firm — this sort of letter: 4th May, 1881. To Herr Albert Behrend of Berlin, — An especially unlucky star must rule over the visiting cards for Jakob Bernheim which I ordered from you, since you have again misprinted them; as you will see from the enclosed specimen, Bernheim appears as Bernstein. I am returning this faulty consignment to be used at your discretion, and shall be obliged if you will substitute 100 cards with the name correctly printed. Respectfully, S. G. Heller, per C. Lammle. And again: 23rd May, 1881. To Frau Pauline Klein of Laupheim, — Politely replying to your favour, you ordered from my Mr. Lammle not 25 but 100 monograms, and it is my invariable custom not to supply goods