Taken from “The Headlight” no date given.
The profile of A. J. Brumberg from Ironton, Ohio.
Every branch of industry must have its leader. Some representatives must set the pace, and the faster the pace, the more the public benefit. The clothing business in Ironton surely has an able representative in Mr. A. J. Brumberg, the manager of the One Price Clothing House, better known by the initial letters of the last four words, the “O. P. C. H.”
In 1881 this great clothing house first threw open its doors for business, and the touch of the enterprise was everywhere visible the place fell into popular favor almost immediately, for it was a store where patrons found fair, courteous, and liberal treatment and knew that one and all received the same price on goods.
Every inhabitant in Ironton, especially the businessmen, remembers the panic months of 1884-5 during the big strikes. It seemed almost impossible that such an immense establishment as the O. P. C. H. could hold its own, but business ingenuity guided them safely through.
All the vicissitudes of time and trade were overcome. Today the store stands as a model in the clothing business, and no establishment between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh can show such a large stock, a complete store, or vast patronage.
A. J. Brumberg Obit
The American Israelite, Cincinnati, Ohio 31 Jan 1907
A. J. Brumberg, the prominent citizen of Ironton, Ohio, passed away in the prime of his life on Friday, January 25. He was born in Newstadt, Germany, in 1858 and came to America early, settling In Ironton about 25 years ago. In 1880 he married Miss Minnie Berg in Buffalo, who survives him, together with eight children, of whom Mrs. Solomon Simon is the oldest daughter.
Mr. Brumberg leaves a most enviable record. As a man, he was honest, upright, and most lovingly tender in his domestic relations; as a citizen, he was public-spirited, ready at all times to give money and personal service to promote the welfare of his city; as a merchant, he was a model of probity and honor.
He was a member of most of the fraternal and Jewish organizations and several, and a liberal contributor to all charities. His entire life was one to reflect credit upon his family and coreligionists, and his untimely death will be deeply mourned.
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