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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Shopping Saturday: Christmas Shopping in 1918

In 1918, Americans were encouraged to do their Christmas shopping early. The Council of National Defense placed notices in publications and announced that due to the war, the stores would not have extended shopping hours or additional employees, and would not make extra deliveries.

Nashville Tennessean, 22 November 1918, page 8

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