December 15, 2025
Tag: Shopping American Style
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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.
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February 7, 2022 6 Comments
When you read historic accounts on topics like “race suicide” you may wonder why it was such a concern. In our times, terms for imagined problems seem to appear in the media and before the next blink of your eye, everyone is using it. Few understand, but it is added to the lexicon, hence it no longer describes the problem; it is the problem.