Question: Morgan and Lindsey, Inc., operated variety chain stores, and was eventually absorbed into a chain of five and dime stores in the United States from 1906 until when?

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Danners: Danners, Inc was a company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, that operated retail and restaurant outlets.  Its largest, and oldest, division was the Danners 5 & 10 chain of five and dime stores, which it closed in 1985.

G. C. Murphy: G.C. Murphy was a chain of five and dime or variety stores in the United States from 1906 into the 1990s.

G. C. Murphy Building: The G.C. Murphy Building, better known as "The Murphy" or "The Murphy Building" was built in 1884 and is located at 1043 Virginia Avenue in the historic Fountain Square District of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.  The G.C. Murphy Building was once made up of separate buildings, but was joined in 1951 to become part of the now defunct chain of five and dime stores of the same name.

Dollar Tree: Dollar Tree, Inc. is an American chain of discount variety stores that sells items for $1 or less.  Headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, it is a Fortune 500 company and operates 13,600 stores throughout the 48 contiguous U.S. states and Canada.  Its stores are supported by a nationwide logistics network of eleven distribution centers.  The company operates one-dollar stores under the names of Dollar Tree and Dollar Bills.  The company also operates a multi-price-point variety chain under Family Dollar.

Fair trade law: A fair trade law was a statute in any of various states of the United States that permitted manufacturers the right to specify the minimum retail price of a commodity, a practice known as "price maintenance".  Such laws first appeared in 1931 during the Great Depression in the state of California.  They were ostensibly intended to protect small businesses to some degree from competition from very large chain stores during a time when small businesses were suffering.  Many people objected to this on the grounds that if the manufacturers could set the price, consumers would have to pay more even at large discount stores.  The complexity of the market also made the enforcement of these laws almost impractical.  As the chain stores became more popular, and bargain prices more common, there was a widespread repeal of the laws in many jurisdictions.  By 1975, the laws had been repealed completely

McCrory Stores: McCrory Stores or J.G. McCrory's was a chain of five and dime stores in the United States based in York, Pennsylvania.  The stores typically sold shoes, clothing, housewares, fabrics, penny candy, toys, cosmetics, and often included a lunch counter or snack bar.  They also exclusively sold Oriole Records, one of the most popular 'dime store labels' from 1921 to 1938.

McLellan Stores: McLellan Stores were a 20th-century chain of five and dime stores in the United States.

Metropolitan Stores: Metropolitan Stores of Canada Ltd. (often referred to as The Met, Met Stores or Metropolitan) was a former Canadian chain of variety stores based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The Metropolitan Stores chain was founded in 1920 and also operated junior department and clothing stores under the SAAN, Greenberg and Red Apple banners.  At its peak, Metropolitan was one of the four largest variety chain store organizations in Canada with 180 stores in all the provinces and territories.  In French, the chain was known as le Met and Metropolitaine.

Morgan and Lindsey: Morgan and Lindsey, Inc., operated variety chain stores.  At one time it had 85 outlets in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi.  The company was headquartered in Jasper, Texas, and was eventually absorbed into the G. C. Murphy Company.

Fred Morgan Kirby: Fred Morgan Kirby (1861-1940) from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was the creator of the concept of 5 and 10-cent stores (also known as Five and Dime stores) and a philanthropist.  Kirby’s creation of 5 and 10-cent stores revolutionized consumer culture in Pennsylvania and across the United States.

Supporting paragraphs: Morgan and Lindsey G. C. Murphy
Answer: 1990s