Imported and Domestic Goods Reflect American Taste
A dialogue contrasts American and foreign goods in autos, clothing, and in laws of status. Abe Potash and Mawruss discuss how Americans overvalue imported items and how display affects perceptions of wealth, with jests about cars, sons in law, and Paris fashions.
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America
Mawruss
Grand Opera
Delicatesgen
Abe Potash
Charles Noblestone
Morris Perlmutter
Abe
Paris
Noblestone
Studebaker
New York
Russ
Charles Oblestone
Detroit
Morris
Erican
Foreign influence and fashion clash in immigrant talk on Broadway
The dialogue laments outsiders and native born Americans while debating immigration offices and duties. It contrasts imported attire with inner identity, then shifts to shoes and fashion trends, noting declining men’s shoe output and rising women’s demand amid evolving styles and export shifts.
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Rochester
N. Y
Lynn
Mass
James Brown
H. M
King
Coventry St
Leicester Square
London
W. J
Chang Immigration
Morris
Poltava
Minsk
Kieff
Chicago
Cincinnati
Saint Louis
New York City
Abe
Indiana
Mawruss
Europe
Middle West
Custom House
United States
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Shriners Guests of Motoring Clubs for California Visit
Shriners traveling to the 1925 Imperial Council session in Los Angeles will receive Courtesy Cards from the Automobile Club of Southern California and the California State Automobile Association. The cards authorize full motorist privileges during June 1925 and promise extensive club support across 57 offices, 2,000 staff, and 356 garages for roadside help and towage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Shrine
California
United States
Imperial Council of the
Los Angeles
Automobile Club of Southern
Men wear longer shoes not sinking demand in New England
Boston reports say American men wear longer shoes reducing overall demand in New England shoe manufacturing. Export conditions and gentler leather use lower production, with a large distributor noting men buy about half as many pairs as before while women purchases remain strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mawruss
America
Europe
Bond Street
London
Abe
Paris
New York
Brockton
New England
Philadelph
St. Louis
Boston
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Potash and Perlmutter
Canal Stret
Bowery
England
General Motors
Oldsmobile
J. M. Shady
South Arthur
Shriners
California Auto
Imperial Council
Business World Today
J. C. Royle
Ford
Firestone
Mackenzie Auto Equipment Co
Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello Auto Co
Pocatello Idaho
Doonse Brothers
Dodge Brothers Commercial Car
Preston A. Blair
East Center Street
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