May 25, 2026
Tag: Kress
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Shopping American Style
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Across America, the most popular meeting places after churches and city parks were the five-and-dime stores. Everyone knew the names Penney, Woolworth, Newberry, and Kress. A lady I knew referred to these department stores as “initial stops.” The four most famous were J.C., F.W., J.J., and S.H.
Past Article
January 29, 2023 3 Comments
Take a bull with four eyes, mix with a double-barrel canon, gently stir in a generous number of silkworms. What do you get? I don’t know either, but the recipe is what makes Fifth Sundays at Postcard History lots of fun.