Price of Food Sparks Municipal Market Efforts
A campaign led by the Producers' and Consumers' National League urges municipal markets to cut costs by selling farm produce directly to shoppers. It cites Pennsylvania farmers and European models, notes mayors in Indianapolis and Des Moines acting to lower prices, and highlights measures in Milwaukee France and Germany. The piece also recalls the push for early Christmas shopping to ease year end strain on workers and asks merchants to publish a holiday appeal in ads.
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Europe
Producers
Consumers’ National League
Pennsylvania
Denmark
Polis
Shank
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Seidel
France
Germany
Austria
North American Press Syndicate
Of Interest to Women on Sense of Proportion
A 1920s advice piece discusses saving, proportion, and caring for others, noting slowness to judge value from a single item. It urges thinking of life as a whole and considering others, then explores crochet trends, lace, Tatting, netting, and fancy work. Sashes in fashion are praised for versatility and style.
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Theother
Tyre
Peper
Senior class play rehearsal and school notes at Wigh School
The senior class play rehearsal runs for male roles as students prep to defeat Norwalk. The school paper highlights football cuts, Christmas issue status, and mentions Meigs Co. sale. A basketball team seeks new material while the assembly hall notes list nominal baseball managers and an orchestra teal. Snowball incident leads to school billing decision.
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Norwalk
Chris
Arenue
Meigs & Co
Tadebers
Clea
Day
Brown
Lytine
Hurley
DeWolfe
Korf
North Main
Holiday millinery and drugstore specials at Main street shops
An advertisement touts price reductions on winter millinery at Dalow & Co 1105 Main with shoppers urged to care for colds and visit Hindle Pharmacy for low priced medicines and gift ideas. It promotes Turkish bath therapy via Hotel Atlas and highlights gifts such as Huyter’s Belle Sweets Hall’s Farm chocolate and razors.
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Dalow & Co
Main Street
Fom
Atlas
Jesuits
Hotel Atlas
Thing & Co
Hindle
Huyter
Hall
Shop Early Nationwide Christmas Charity Campaign Highlighted
The Survey Bureau reports a national push for early Christmas shopping led by Roose velt Rits Jane Addams and others to ease festive hardship. Merchants associations across major cities back the effort, urging November and early December shopping with ads and church outreach to spread awareness and reduce last minute rush in factories, shops and delivery networks.
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Calesgirls
Theodore Roosevelt
Jacob Riis
Edward Bok
The
Ladies Home Journal
A. Lincoln Filene
Wm. Filene
Minneapoos
Toledo
Roosevelt
Rits
Jane Addams
Piose
Merchants Association of Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Merchants’ Association of
Cleveland
Charities Publication Committee
National Consumers’ League
Arl
It Is So Sweet to Be Alive Poem Echoes Joy and Kindness
A reflective poem celebrates life and shared humanity, praising simple joys. It contrasts wealth with friendship, music, color, and Christmas imagery, urging generosity and personal care as the truest riches. The voice cherishes sight, air, kinship, and the glow of affectionate moments.
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Giamonds
Early Christmas buying campaign urged for shoppers and workers
A Charities Publication Committee backed by the National Consumers League urges early December shopping to ease holiday strain on department stores and delivery staff. The letter argues longer Christmas seasons increase crowds and pressure, especially on young workers, and calls for coordinated national action to reduce unnecessary hardships.
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Charities Publication Committee
National Consumers” League
Benedicts Winter Yachting Trip set for South America
Commodore Benedict of Greenwich sails Dec 20 for a voyage to South America in the Alvind. It will be the longest trip yet with a rail crossing of the Andes to Valparaiso. Guests include L J Benedict Frank Hastings A J Cutter Colgate Hoyt Edward Beers and Dr Arnold of New York. His daughter Mrs Clifford B Harmon and two friends accompany the party. The voyage follows a Cuban reef mishap last spring but does not dampen his marine ardor.
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Benedict
Greenwich
South America
Cuba
Atlantic
South Americ
Andes
Valparaiso
L. J. Benedict
Frank
Hastings
A. J. Cutter
Colgate Hoyt
Edward Beers
Dr. Arnold
New York
Clifford B. Harmon
Stamford Advocate
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Survey
Farmer
Cora Hartman
Coats
TION
Pettigoats
Main St
the Century Store
Y. M. C. A. Bldg
Thie
Walker
Fiyuutomobile
Jay
Charles D. Sherman
Orchard St
Mass Machusetts
Connecticut
Oo Ae
W. E. Halligan
Broad Street
Cer Ain
Crawford Laundry CO
Field Avenue Telepaoty
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