The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-18
Some Hints About Th@Sumday Dinner
 and Where to Buy
By JOHN c. MOSES


 | Things are coming our way" said one
 of our regular advertisers on this page ! yesterday. "The good folks of Birming- l ham are trying to fall in line and learn
 to tote" their own packages home. Why,
 some of the good women tell me they could have been doing it right along. It l was only habit formed years ago, and 1 that the merchants were to blame as much as they were The precedent was l esta hiished when everything was cheap | when service did not run into the hum dreds of dollars each month But this is a metropolitan city now, and we must | get the metropolitan idea of 'toting' our own packages or making only one deliv- cry a day.
 l I'm glad to see the Saturday advertisers making progress with this new system, as it will leave them more money to spend in advertising. What The Age-Herald wants to do is build up more business among the merchants. When they do well, The Age Herald prospers so it's up to both sides to pull together. We will do our part if the merchants will only turn in their copy. Let's keep the women folks at the breakfast table each Satur- day morning posted on what can be had at special rates that day They will look for the information each week if we start
 them off right.
 HolZerS delicateSSen department is do- ing land-office business these warm days. Picnic and fishing parties are hav Ting their lunches made up of ready-to- eat goodies at this market. Sig Levy says every day is beginning to look like Satur- day to him in this department Well, if we can keep Sig busy at his work heI won't get into any trouble, so it's all right We all know the difference be- tween tough and tender piece of meat, especially if we have bad tooth or two in our head. Well, Holzers market han dles only the best of western beef, pork and mutton, and even grandma can work on this grade without any teeth at all. And who wouldn't pay or cents more on b \ pound for something good that can enjoyed. And Holzer don't charge anytl B extra for keeping his place fly less and sanitary. eithe-
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 James A. Norrss will be found in front of the Holzer market. He tries to keep ahead of other markets in way of service and class of goods he handles. On his stand can be found every delicacy the market affords and the price is always shaved to the quick, so co speak. He has cut out his delivery service, and has his customers educated nicely along the tote your own package route. lis patrons are beginning to see tsiat the are win ners, as Norriss splits his deli service saving fifty-fifty with them. If you want
 
 of fruit, glance over his ad on this Mar Set Page and then go and make a saving <
 And I guess that's going some! The Merten Brokerage Co. tells me their sales of Reception Brand cofree have doubled in the past 60 days That's a record to De proud of sure. When you can double the volume of a business in 50 days dur ing these strenuous tines, there certainly
 must be some merit to the article offered. And it's case where the housekeepers have increa sed business. The husband has been treated to Reception Brand col fee and affixed his o. K. to the brand So when the coffee Is out, little Jimmie is hustled to the corner store for an- other pound We like to see our adver- tisers get results. And If thousands ot women read about this coffee every Sat urday morning it's bound to be tried out. for women are very skeptical, and must be shown
 Manager Brumback of the c: D. Kenny Go. told me he hated to see the price of sugar go up right now during the can ming season. but that he was holding to the closest of profit murgin in order to help out the many families who are can ming fruit and making jellies and Jams for next winter. The price of tea and coffee has been raised by many mer- chants but Kenny sticks to the same old prices. The hot weather tea. Ceylon, still goes at 50 cents. and Special Blend coffee, which my friend Brumback claims is the best medium -pri-ed coffee sold. is only 25 cents. Follow the crowds today to Kenny's
 Have you ever noticed what bunch of good-natured fellows wait on you at Catanzano Bros? One cannot help buying something whether you intended to or not 1, ,nt ntHrHfa layout every Saturday And what these
 boys don't have on sale lint worth sell ing If it's a fat dressed duck or hen. here's where you get it. Or perhaps It's | fish. They have them by the barrel in their cold storage department in the rear Gus to show you the Inside of this ice chest You'll get an appetite if nothing else from your visit
 Over at Magnolia Point the peonle are lining up with w. R Emond NNn on the twice-a-day delivery service they are giving These deliveries are made q, 9 o'clock In the morning and o'clock in the afternoon. Surely their hundreds of customers will cooperate with this firm in reducing overhead cost of the busi- ness, They ought to do this to show their appreciation of the hgh-class meats and groceries they handle. If it's quality you seek, good ladies of the Highlands you certainly will find 1t at w. B. Emond & Son at Magnolia Point. And cleanli- ness Is a hobby here also.
 Buehler Bros. stirred up competition with last weeks prices. and promise to create the same disturbance again to- day. Glance over their price list and either call them up or go around and tote your own bundle home It's com ing to this. and the sooner We get used to 1t the better for all, Even Uncle Sam lis after the merchants for delivering so much stuff to their patrons Dron '.. at Buehler's today and see the crowd
 filing up baskets for Sundays dinner.