Template:Did you know nominations/Edison Ore-Milling Company
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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:40, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Edison Ore-Milling Company edit
- ... that Thomas Edison lost a fortune in his ore-milling company but "had a hell of a good time spending it"?
ALT1: ... that Thomas Edison had such faith in his ore-milling company that he believed people would forget about his achievements with electricity?
Created/expanded by Violetriga (talk). Self nom at 19:38, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
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- I would pick the alternate hook. - Presidentman talk·contribs Random Picture of the Day (Talkback) 18:18, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
"That year he closed the Ogdensburg plant for upgrades, using the sale of stocks in General Electric to install new equipment that would be able to output even more iron ore. When it reopened the earlier problems persisted and Edison once again had difficulties finding customers." is uncited. It's the only thing holding this article back. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:34, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
- Side note: If we use "his", ore-milling company is no longer a proper noun and thus should not be capitalized. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:37, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
- I must have missed that ref when refactoring the paragraphs. Now done. violet/riga [talk] 15:21, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
Good to go! Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:28, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
