MickinMD ★ Posted April 1, 2022 Share #1 Posted April 1, 2022 On April 1, 1891, the Wrigley Co. was founded in Chicago by William Wrigley, Jr. The company sold laundry detergent and other soaps. To spur sales, it started giving away free gum in each box. Eventually, Wrigley realized there was money in the gum business and soap went out the door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 1, 2022 Share #2 Posted April 1, 2022 Soap and baking powder. The gum was packaged in the baking powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 1, 2022 Share #3 Posted April 1, 2022 Wrigley has ties to SoCal where he had a mansion on Catalina Island and brought the Cubs there for spring training back in the day. IIRC he may have owned the island at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 1, 2022 Share #4 Posted April 1, 2022 It looks like Wrigley did own and his descendants still have ownership of the island. https://www.visitcatalinaisland.com/about-the-island/history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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