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HOWARD HEINZ
Pennsylvania's Hoover talks on the housewife's part in the war.
STATE'S FOOD SUPPLY CHIEF
CALLS ON WOMEN FOR HELP
Howard Heinz, Pennsylvania's Hoover, Says
Only Housewife's Frugality Can Make
Allies' Victory Possible
By "MA" SUNDAY
A LITTLE brown WTen of n woman about forty-five years of age, toll-worn but
" cheery, came to mo one day to ask If I could ndviso her how to win back
her husband. They had been boon companions in the little Middle Western town
where they were born for twenty years of a happy married life, but when tho
man's business acumen had achieved its merited reward and transplanted them
to the wider horizon of a great metropolis they had fnllen
in with a set to which her habits of mind and life wcro
alien.
Strive, as she would, she could not keep pace with
the mental alertness nnd tho conversational cleverness of
their new associates. The little brown wren was lost in
tho gilded cage of golden-throated canaries. She would
not sing their songs.
That her husband still tenderly loved her and their
three fine children she had no doubt, nor did she question
his faithfulness to her. But there Is an unfaithfulness that
It of the mind and spirit that is equally hard for n wife to
bear. Her husband no longer seemed to have time for
her and tho children, though he was more devoted than
m. si ndav ever when ho chanced to be with them.
Another woman had stolen her husband, not as a
lover, it is true, but just tho same she had taken away from the wife at home
that sense of intimate, satisfying companionship which had been hers alone all
these many years. Her old comrade was gone. Tho "other woman" was a
brilliant musician and writer, as she herself termed it, with "a genius for friend
ship." This friendship, however, usually confined itself to members of tho oppo
site sex and, whilo thcro was never a breath of scandal about her and her re
lationships were really platonic, she attracted many husbands of other women to
her train, as is sometimes tho habit of so-called "Bohemian" circles.
Thero was nothing wrong about her nothing of the vampire or siren, and
yet she brought loneliness and unhappincss into many homes through her very
gift of adaptability, which made her, figuratively speaking, "all things to all
men."
It was her "infinite variety" of charm and tact which made men seek her as
a haven of refuge. She knew just when to flatter when to soothe.
Her advice was always pertinent, her judgment sound.
What could tho little brown wren do against such a rival?
I visited tho "other woman" to see for myself. I found her all that was
icportea, sympathetic, broad of vision and sympathetic of soul but thought!
of the havoc theso very qualities were making in tho lives of plainer and 1
uigiiiy cnuowcu women.
When I told her the truth her great beautiful, brown eyes filled with tears.
"Why, I never realized, I never thought about it," she exvlaimcd. "God
forgive me if I have done what you say I meant no wrong. It just happens I
have always been a sort of a man's woman but I never dreamed I was spoiling
inc nappiness of anybody else."
IN THE MOMENT'S MODES
Separate Blouses of Georgette Arc Popular
A MONO alt of ths reason's style models
.there Is nothing; more fascinating
than the reparate blouse of transparent ma
terial made with a peptum and designed to
be worn with separate skirts of llght-wclght
woolens, silk, linen or pique.
You will find these blouses, or Jumpers,
modeled with front and back closing, but
the smartest models borrow their fashion
ing from the middy blouse and are made to
be slipped on over the head. You may have
them In wfilto or any color of the season.
Some of the dressier models are elabor
ately decorated with arl-colored embrold-
ery. some suck to buttons for trimming.
employ narrow, hand-run
awhile others
By M'LISS
THE woman holds the fate of the nation in the hollow of her hands.
If she sits down now and argues that the war is bound to bo a short one, that
the talk of conservation in a land flowlnc with milk and honev Is nil bosh, nnd that.
in brief, her garbage pall and tho daily menu sho provides her family are hor own
affairs, America's chapter In the history of this world-war will be an ignominious one.
If, on the other hand, she grasps the situation quickly; It sho realizes that tho
fighting allied nations must cat and that wo must feed them, and that Hoover, late
ef Belgium, now, gratefully, of the United States, knows whereof ho speaks, our
record will bo a glorious one.
These are the sentiments of Pennsylva
nia's Hoover You didn't know, perhaps,
that we had one. You weren't awara,
doubtless, of the fact that tho war has en
listed in the services of the Keystone State
a virltablo dynamo of energy who. like tho
savior of Belgium, Is acting as general in
tHe second lino of defense which will have
to fight the food battle.
It Is characteristic of Howard Heinz that
he gets things done quietly; that ho has
virtually organized and set In motion tho
vast machinery necessary to the conserva
tion, production and distribution of the food
supply In Pennsylvania before tho majority
ef people became conscious of the fact that
he was at the helm, as tho director of the
food supply In this State.
The fifty-seven varieties of his enterprise
and commercialism aro well known ; the
fifty-eighth variety, his capacity for ardent
public service, threatens to bring him Into
the limelight In a different role
KN'OWS ALL ABOUT FOOD
For four days every wpek Howard Heinz
tomes down to Philadelphia from Pitts
burgh, establishes himself In the offices of
the Committee of Public Safety, of whlcn
his department Is part and parcel, and
views the food situation from the angle of
this part of the State.
Howard Heinz knows food. His canny
eld father, now seventy-three, the founder
ef the great food Industry, made him know.
He put him In the cellar of the factory as
toon as he came out of Yale, a brash young
graduate in 1900. He said to him, "Learn
about things that grow, and learn from the
bottom up '
Howard Heinz learned. He found out
about the products that came Into the fac
tory, how they were canned and preserved,
d then he was sent all over ttvi world to
get In touch with the farmers ot all na
tions, who supplied these products In such
huge quantities His money Insutes lilm
sgainst any possible food worry for him
It: but for the millions dependent upon
the United States and Pennsylvania he la
taking thought.
DEPENDENT ON WOMAN
Woman la the main factor In all that la
to be done," he told ;ne seriously. "We are
absolutely dependent upon her efforts. She
holds the fate of the nation in the hollow
"t her hand. If she argues foolishly and
elflshly that It will be a short war and
that the fact that wo have plenty should
relieve us of any worry about others, I do'
not see how we can pull out of this mesa
Wccessfully.
"If peace comes tomorrow, the food prob
lem will be even more serious than It is
ow," he continued earnestly, "because that
lll mean that we shall have to feed Ger
many, Poland and Rumania, in addition to
v Allies. We have put our trust In
Vman. Her power of appeal is enormous.
B must not fall ua.
"One of tho first things that our house
Jives will havo to do Is to cut the flour
rrel In half Six hundred and fifty mil
lions of bushels of wheat Is our maximum
Production, We need all but fifty millions of
Jhli ourselves. But" our Allies need three
hundred and fifty million bushels or they
Mnnot fight our war properly. That means
Um, we must do without three hundred
million bushels of wheat.
WILL HAVE TO DO WITH HALF
'We shall have to do with half the
mount of wheat that we have been
using. Our women musi realize this, and
"y must realize It Immediately. Conser
vation must begin at once. Australia la
"Vlng ship problems and Argentine hoi an
abargo. The world looks to us.
e must use whole wheal ind we roust
JH corn. We must have coin bread at
t three times a wilt TVm't ask. Why
JM't the Allies eat the cornT That Is a
iiiS 'u"n. v -
f Ames nave never useu corn. aejr
kOrnen ,i . i. .l. i h w
. --- iiw, nnuw mo mp 04 it. .
E nj'Ji' the Uma " "" facilities for teach-I'-w
," They must have the wheat they
w not only" know the use of corn
. Breads and rri. hut tilt it We
"ft .use u as substitute for wheat
k il ln Impartftru;. cm the conservation
i, wt-auHK mmiy. giv.f
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When I left she had given me her promise never atrain tn tinVn nnnii,..
woman's husband for a satellite. She would conscript them in future from un
attached men.
Dear women of charm and talen, do you realize that you arc more dan
gerous to a man's marital, spiritual faithfulness than a hundred others who have
only physical, sex attractiveness?
Use your great gifts where they will heal and not harm.
Never make warm friendships with married men, which, no matter how
superficially innocent, yet make them seek your society at the expense of the
happiness of their less attractive wives!
(Copyright. 1017. by the nell Vindicate,
Inc.)
tucks. Sleeves end with cults or plcot edg
ing. Girdles are neither wide nor narrow,
and most of them tie. once over, ln front.
The upper mouel ot tho two Jumper
...,. Hiuatraicu is or nesn color Georg
es oniy trimming Is supplied by nar-
ctte.
row tucks and hemstitching. The lower
model la of old blue Georgette combined
with the same material In Persian pattern.
The fold of the figured material for the
lower edge Is left free at the top ln pocket
fashion.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
n. II. Eeker. 91J X, leth at., and Ltk m
Maritall. Atlamlo city. N. 3. ,
Leon A. Wlijn. Tor. r., and 0rtnid .
. Cooper. 153 N IRth at.
'"ff,. rilw S- th "t.. and EsaMr
Wellington. 1717 Edwin at. T
Brneit jluKon. IMS Norfolk it., and tW
Klnrd. I70 N. Aider it.
Max Slnjter. 'Woodbine. N. J., and Jennie flew
lei, M2 U. Marshall at,
FoMe A. Todd, 2117 Locoat at,, and BrWt. U
. Ilarnea, 1817 I)e Lancey at, ' ,
Jacob Ureenherr. 701 Mifflin at., and Tatta Mi-'
. vln. 701 Mirtiln at.
Harry Hendon. 404 N. 4lat at., and Edith X.
Houaeman. 212 N. Slat at. ,
William N. nrennen. Atlantio Cllv, N. J,. n4
..Horence Tyaon, Willow Grove, Pa.
Marcellua O. Walxer. 13" Cambria at,, a4
Martha K. Jonea, 1S23 N. Park v,
Denlamln P. Iney. 1240 N. Coneatosa, St., sat
Florence A, Weaver. o38 N. Crelghton at.
Samuel Levy, 1833 S. 4th at., and Freda Boa,
. 1718 8. 4th at.
Louie. A. Faulh. ISO N. 17th at., and Eds
Howard, noblnaon. III.
Carl F. M. Veach. 2(108 Front at., and France
M. Wither. 2Ana H. 10th at.
Edward A. Rondlnser, Llenarch, Pa., and Hales
Rtlnann, MIS Farrlah at.
Itohert I.. Keeter. Jr.. New Tork city, and Ma
K. Jonea. Wilmington. Del.
James Del Quada. 70. NaucVitn at., and Esther
Marahall, 1824 E. Hariard at. ,
Harold Ilaynham. 780 Pearl at., and' Carrie K.
Iluley, 228 N. 2d at. ... ...
Joeeph W. Cunltftn, 8811 Emerald at., and Wary
E. Locktnn. 3811 Emerald at. .
Peter rllnderlln. I'aterann, N. J., and Marl
Nlcara Pateraon. N, J. . .
William Hiiehler. 1811 N. Camao at. and Clark
DanRa, 1811 Camac at. . ..
Charles 8. Kulp. Hartford. Conn., and Margaret
Winter, 443S N. 1'ber at. . ...
Everett W. Martin. Wilmington. Del., and LouU.
B. Poole, Wilmington, Dei,
Oenrge Fuller. 2228 nidgo ve and There n-
Wett. 2228 Itldae ave. . . ...
Paolo Praclllo 1038 Emily at,, and Aanhw
Jtomlttl. 1033 Emily at.
Oeorge B Thompaon, 4743 Marvlne at., and
Nellie A. McFnrland. 4505 N. 20th at. . .
Hampton lllchanl 433') N Uratx at., and Pattla
Hueeelt. 4320 N. drati at.
Clifford Naah, 2044 Coral t.. and Bertha Lena.
2022 N Orlanna at
Forrest 11 Neymeyer, 11(1 jteher' avenue, and
Lillian Morfet, 203 Chew at.
John H Peacock, 70A N 88th at., and Viola IL
Oraham. 8107 N 13th t.
Benjamin N Olglre. 2812 W. Albert at, and
Amalle Aker. 2812 W. Albert at. . .
Ed J. Pumphy, 8.11 B Weetmoreland at., and -
Marie McCarthy, 2030 E Sterner at
Leon Abbett, lnM Wallace at . and Mary V.
llceee. 1022 Wallace at.
Philip Acnlar. 1833 N SSth at . and Julia
MoUaeek. 431 W lAug at.
rtuxell C String Camden. N. J., and Buth E.
McCllnlnek lladdonflcld. N J. . .
Giovanni I'elllcnne. 1.127 S. 9th at., and Anna
Talladlno. 2718 B l,ehlgh ave. .
Loula II llrand 2734 Klrkbrlde at., and France
llneltel 2133 Emerald at .....
Curtis Iteer Tm28 Hnndolph St., and Ma Wal-
lc 113ft V 10th at
William I. tlcgles. 710 De Kalb St., and Helen
V LauKhlln. 710 l)c Kalb at. . .. ,
Thomas J Oradv, 832.1 N. 19th St.. and Marl
J Mornn. 1348 Haines at, ,...
William It. Tuaon. Newark. N. J.. nd Ethel E.
Bradley. 1144 N. 63d St. ....
Auguat Knorr. 1040 s 19th St., and Maria
Ham. 1040 S 19th at.
Edward C. Kerner. 3218 nidge ave.. and Sarah
Unwen. 3215 nidge ave. ....
Anthony Supkua, 221 Wharton at.. nd Apolonla
Mulevlcz. 1002 S ont at. . .
Elmer E. Speece. Norrlatown. Pa., and Clara
Ilrockmler 1900 N. 11th at.
Francla J Donnelly. 5152 Stile St., and Mar-
Karet V Ward 4050 Brown at.
Charles 11. Matthev,s 1908 Monument are., and
Nellie A. Kaes. 2020 H. Frailer at. .
Thomaa J Cullen. 3431 Clearfield at., and Bos
A Mrllvane. 8501 Clearfield St. . .
Joseph W. Horton. 2112 South at . and Amanda
Cunningham 2311 Naudaln at. ...
Eugene F. McCusker. 2418 Norrls at., and Mar-
saret O'Donncll. 2327 B. Sergeant at.
LIVING UP TO
BILLY
By ELIZABETH COOPER
Tlila powerful linmnn document, vrlllcn
In the form of letleM to n jouiig mother
kcrtlnr :t term In nrl.nn Ia nn nf ,1a mn.
gripping literary product of the twentieth
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veal. Pennsylvania alone Is shy 100.00C
calves. This situation must be ovorcomt
by abstinence from veal. ''e must alst
avoid young lamb, suckling piss and young
poultry. We must give theso animals a
chance to come to maturity, and by deny
ing ourtclves them we will also bring down
tho cost of meat
"Next, we mutt do with 20 per cent less
sugar than we have been using. Tho Allies
need It; we must Rt.e that they get It."
There Is nothing soft nbout this food
specialist You feel instinctively thnt when
he declares with such finality. "Wo must
give up such-and-such a thing," he him
self has already done so nnd that the last
thing he would do would be to buy special
privileges In wartime for himself.
VT PLENTTj AVOID "WASTE
"The motto of the food department Is
'Eat plenty, save the staples and avoid
waste,' " Pennsylvania's food director con
tinued. "Particularly must wo avoid waste.
Tho garbage statistics ln America are
frightful; the garbage can Is a reproach to
the American family. Nothing that Is of
wholesome food value must be wasted from
now on.
"It Is conceivable that In the future we
may have a reasonable food economy en
forced by Federal regulation, but it is more
In accord with American spirit to volunteer
for world service than to have such service
forced upon us by the dire necessity that
might result from continued successful subj
marine warfare coupled with a possible
serious failure of crops.
"The slices of bread that go to the table
must be smaller, this practical man con
tinued, "so that every piece which Is taken
will be eaten. Only tho amount needed
must be cut from the loaf.
"Fresh vegetables and fruit, which we
are told will be abundant nnd cheap thl
summer, must be eaten ln place ot some
of the staples. Also our women must learn
the old trick that our ernnomothers knew
ot drying green vegetabies'for winter use
To this end the department of food supply
Is co-operating with the National Woman's
Council of Defense, of which Mrs. J Willis
Martin Is the State head, and Mrs. Charles
Lea Is the chairman of Food Economy and
Thrift They will try to teach every house
holder the best and most economical meth
ods of canning, drying and preserving.
"In every way that It can this food de
partment is working with the State Govern
ment departments so as to avoid duplication
of effort. The Farm Bureau, the Department
of Labor and the Department of Agriculture
have been of Inestimable assistance to us
In helping with the farm-labor problems
and organizing squads in the interest of
food conservation and production and dis
tribution. But without the help of every in
dividual woman, the millionairess, the
housekeeper, the servant, we Bhall get no
where. As usual, woman must play her big
part In winning the war."
Boy, Hurt by Firecracker, in Hospital
Physicians at St. Mary's Hospital today
are treating Frank Fleckensteln. fifteen
years old, of 1834 North Front street, the
first youngster to be Injured in a pre-Fourth
of July accident. The lad last Saturday
stored away a large stock of firecrackers
and In the evening began to light a cannon
cracker. His right hand was badly
Inangled when he accepted a dare to
shoot ort a powertm """
Steals Pool Balls to Cut Living Cost
Pool balls were stolen by Charles Austin.
twenty-one years old .according to his state-
fnent. because he wanted I tc , raise money on
khem so that ne couiu ii ." --
iwiii ru stolen from the
pilllaVd room of William G. Boyd, at B2J9
qirardavenue.
Hospital Unit Needs Cooks and Baker
Six cooks and one baker are required to
complete the personnel of the base hospital
Snlt No. 20 of the University of Pennsyl
?anla Men who 'believe that they can
nualify should apply at once to Dr J. P
5."":;. .v7.Hir.StoJ. of. the I'nlt. Orders
arp expected any Say to prepare, for de
XIX
Dear Kate
Do you remember Itosle O'Grady who
got married about three years ago? Well,
she Is only twenty jcars old now. Sho has
got a kid and supporting It herself. That
fellow she married was a coke fiend, and
sho fired him, and sho is doing real well.
Her brother Is a driver at McCrecy's, and
between them thev hire a Uttlo flat down
on Twentieth street and her mother takes
caro of tho baby iind they aro real happy.
I went down to see her tho other night. A
lot of women lle there who scrub olllcea
or go out washing or do any kind of day
work they can get. Most ecry one of them
supports a drunken husband. One woman
next door to Itosle has both her husband
ami her brother on her hands, nnd her
brother has been full for three months and
that poor woman goes out washing to give
theso good-for-nothing men their food.' I'd
let their stomachs grow to their backbone
before I'd feed them. You see an awful
lot of drink down around Eighth aicnue,
and it seems like It Is done by the men
that most need the money. Yet I suppose
when they are out on the wagon all daj.
In the cold and the wet. that a saloon looks
awful nice and warm nnd the free lunch
-tastes mighty good. They can't afford to
go to the restaurants, even cheap ones, so
they go to the saloon and drink that rotten
whisky that drives them crazy. That Is
one thing I never saw no fun In, and 1
must say for you, Kate, that with all the
rotten crowd you rim with, you didn't take
to boozo nor dope. If you hadn't Just nat
urally not known the difference between
what belonged to you and what belonged
to the other man, you might havo been a
pretty respectable member of society. I
tell you I am watching Billy mighty close
to see that ho don't have too small fingers
Bv the looks of him now, the way he Is
growing, Tils hands are going to be like
hams, and If he ever got them In another
man's pocket, he would never get them out
again
I can't send you no money. I tell you
I am absolutely flat strapped. I hocked
my two rings and I even sold my dancing
slippers.
I ain't paid Mrs. Smith for Billy's board
In most a month, and I know they need the
money. Cheer up, old girl, you only have
a short time now'. I keep a trying to think
what you can do when you come out, but I
don't seem to light on nothing you would
like. Anyway, you know I am thinking of
your. Yours, NAN.
(Copyright. All right reserved.)
(CONTINUED TOMOItnOW)
Teamsters Fined for Negligence
Twenty teamsters were arrested today
accused of permitting wagons to remain In
the streets all night without lights. Nu
merous accidents resulted and streets were
frequently blocked. Several of tho prison
ers were fined by Magistrate Baker, while
otfiers were discharged with a reprimand.
ELKTON 3IARKIAGE LICENSES
Usual Monday Pish for Permits to
Wed
ELKTON. Mil.. June 18. Monday's
usual largo number of marriage licenses
were Issued hero today as follows:
Charles Nauman nnd Elizabeth Hamilton,
William H. McCoy, Jr., nnd Viola Calcston,
Eduard C. Young and Margaret (Jrlhbln,
all of Philadelphia ; Herman 13. Graham,
Philadelphia, and Kate Long, Pottsvllle;
Haney B. Brown nnd Violet Hanna, Mar
shallton, Del. ; William II. Weeks, Jr.. Wil
mington, and Anna E. Jackson, Northeast,
Md. ; Thomas Johnson nnd Eliza fllman,
Pottstown; Charles Pl.mk nnd Alice Hall,
Coatesvllle; Erd Farrcl and Edith Schall.
Fullcrton, Pa ; Samuel Bowers and Anna
Hassog. Heading; Charles M. Ball and
t'athorlno Eans, Tamaqua; Horace S.
Evans and Elizabeth T. Wurst, Moores
town, N. J. ; James E. McCollom and Lola
M. Drjper, Thurlow ; Luther L. Lucy, Bal
timore, and Helen D. Dawson, Oxford,
Md ; Charles Bogearth and Ella Creamer,
Wilmington ; James E. Campbell and Es
ther C. Crawford, Bloomsburg, Pa ; Philip
Merlonettl and Hoso D. Frongo, West Ches
ter; Mathlas B. Thles, Trenton, and Eliza
beth Groe, Pittsburgh; Ilobcrt It. Welsh
and Margaret Mosteller. Shlckshlnny, Pa ;
Leon Larrlson and Lottie Mendell, lialn
fleld, N. J , Clarence R Itatnscy and Eliza
beth F. Black, Brldgeton, N. J. ; Clarence
Fauver and llena Broadwater, MilMlle.
N. J. ; William F. Morgan and Henrietta
S Munroe, Trenton ; Arthur E. Smlthson,
Forest Hill, and Lillian M. Wlldason, Belalr,
Md ; Samuel Curwood and Mildred Zlminer.
man. Baltimore, and John R Cole, Jr..
Bellefonte, Pa., nnd Jessie W. Flanagan,
Philadelphia.
Two Hurt When Scaffold Falls
Two workmen were injured today when
a twenty-foot tcaffold fell at the Klngses
slng Recreation Center. Forty-ninth street
and Chester aienuc. The Injured men are
William Tallant. forty-five years old, of
Forty-ninth and Stiles street, and T. W.
Boss, slxty-thrco years old, of Prlscllla
Mreet, Gcrmantown. Both men were re
moved to tho West Philadelphia Homeo
pathic Hospital suffering from cuts on the
(ace and body.
THE CHEERFUL CHERUB
Go.ller5 come and t other
me..
StiH I tvlv&ys smile.
quite, bricjktly.
TKouk I iYo.te them
in my .hert.
I must sit nd lie.
polite.ly.
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THE LIBERTY BONDS
jj must be sold in order to carry on the War. Every
g "housewife may buy one or more if she stops home
H extravagance and uses food products that fjo farthest. S
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India TEA Ceylon
is one of the household money savers. Its greater
ength and purity make economy a pleasure,
"If You Know Anything
Good and Helpful, Tell It"
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There's no questioning that fact. THE AMERICAN STORES
everywhere are united by uniformity of price. We have no "sliding-
scale," .and our customer-friends, in all sections, receive the
same fair treatment. Goods may be bought in Harrisburg, Tren
ton, Wilmington, Wilkes-Barre, Atlantic City, Wildwood, or wher
ever we have stores, and the same distinctively low prices, then
ruling in our Philadelphia and Camden stores, will be asKed. You
can't get lost on a straight road; and the far -reaching policy of
THE AMERICAN STORES is interestingly helpful.
That helpfulness, especially in these plays of Excessive High
Cost of Living, cannot be and is not overestimated. Our stores
are open for the full purpose of selling every man, woman or child,
no matter their station in life, who wants to buy wisely and well;
and particular, exacting, hard-to-please people are all the time
looking to us for dependable, trustworthy highest grade goods
at lowest possible cost. It all makes for a more normal sort of liv
ing; and united good-will and hearty effort are incessantly at work
The surest way of testing the feasibility of in idea is to give it
a fair trial. Take coffee, for instance. We confine ourselves to the
handling of but one blend "AMERICAN STORES BLEND"
and we put the experience and "know how" of many long years into
the blending. We're willing to stake our reputation on the excep
tional qualities of this coffee; smoothness, rich
ness and delicious flavor are found in every cup.
You're tiptoeing on the edge of events when M I f
voubuvvour first pound; you're getting QUAL- I I W
ITY and ECONOMY in every pound you use.
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All our stores (excepting those at Seaside Resorts) will close on Wednesdays, during
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American Stores Company
EVERYWHERE IN PHILADELPHIA
And Conveniently Located in Cities and "Towns
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, MARYLAND
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