Chicago Heart of America Shines in Kathleen Norris Reading
Kathleen Norris recalls Chicago as the American city at the heart of the nation. She describes a night of bright lights, bustling streets, and civic progress amid memories of fire, labor clashes, markets, and the Columbus Fair. The piece juxtaposes the city's glow with a refugee tale of Sinta seeking freedom in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Great Lake City
America
Bagdad
New York
Los Angeles
Sinta
Shirtwaister Designed For the Short Figure
Advertisement copy promoting a short figure shirtwaister pattern No. 1205 with front buttons and half sizes. It notes fabric needs and pattern details, then shifts to Christmas shopping hype urging early purchase of Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco in Christmas cartons as gifts.
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America
Prince Albert
Adv
Prize-winning Cedar Falls cook Sets record with prizes
Farmwife Mrs Joseph J Rizzo of Cedar Falls Iowa wins fifty two prizes in three years at state and county fairs Her latest triumph is eight prizes at the 1950 State Fair across three classifications She credits Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for fast reliable results and urges readers to bake at home with the brand for festive holiday meals
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Joseph J. Rizzo
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Peter
Paula
Rizzo
Fleischmann
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POSEN
Ghav
Hopp
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Matt and
Jeff
Bud Fisher
Doc
By Arthur Pointer
Wylde and Wooly
Reno
Bert Thomas
SUE City Sioux
Walter
Kathleen Norris Thanksgiving
Chicago Avenue
State Street
Europe
Alorg
Santa
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Adams Sr
Washington
Kellogg
Geerlings
Geerlings Feed Mills
Waterloo, Iowa
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