Nancy Hill, in her book, Actual Factuals, tells an interesting story about a man who profited greatly because of a Christmas card. Clinton Odell heard of a chemist who had become ill and moved to Arizona for his health. The year was 1924. It was Christmastime, so Clinton sent the chemist $25 and an encouraging note. A year later, the chemist, Carl Noren, appeared at the Odell house saying, "I'm here and I'm well, and what can I do for you?"
Clinton had an idea he wanted Carl to work on. He felt there was a market for brushless shaving cream. So Carl started to work and eventually a new shaving cream was borna brushless shaving cream.
Now Clinton had to let the world know about their new product. His son, Allan, had noticed that some gas stations located on highways advertised gas, oil, a…