Marshall Fields and the wealth of a nation
The piece traces three generations of Marshall Fields in Chicago, detailing how the founder built a vast mercantile empire that created jobs and wealth, the Field Museum, and the ongoing impact through institutions, buildings, and a modern newspaper venture by Marshall Field III, with broad national benefits. It also mentions Dr Hal Orr, a World War I era dentist, and reflects on wealth creation and public information in government. It ends with commentary on union power and the National Resources Planning Board.
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Chicago
Marshall Fields
Field Museum of Natural History
America
Marshall Field I
Marshall Field 1
Marshall Field Ili
Chicago Sun
Marshall Field
Hal Orr
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
Cuba
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Orr
AEF
France
Paris
National Resources Planning Board
Dow
Man About Town on The Story Tellers Dec 2 Look
Observation about Life magazine coverage and public taste in Britain and America. Notes on editors, critics, and a humorous anecdote about a bank heist miscue. Mentions Mrs. Roosevelt and Pathe newsreels, with social commentary from 1940s era press voices.
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Spewack
Britain
Life Magazine
Life
Texas
Jim Young
Pathe
America
Tex McCrary
Roosevelt
Tex
Brooklyn
Calico Cat Tea Towel Designs and Matching Panholder
A playful Calico cat motif adorns seven tea towel designs with bright plaid corners. The nine designs feature outline embroidery on transfer 29878, priced at 15 cents. The set promises decorative kitchen gifts and extra stampings for generous gift sets.
Service gift guide for military smokers in wartime
The notice promotes Camels and Prince Albert tobacco as ideal Christmas gifts for service members. It cites sales records from Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard stores and highlights two wrapped Camel packages pound tins and glass humidors of Prince Albert as popular choices.
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Prince Albert
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Prince Mert
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