Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 293, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1913 — YOU ARE A SPUG. [ARTICLE]
YOU ARE A SPUG.
The President of the United States is a Spug; Cabinet members, Senators, Congressmen, Judges, everybody from workmen to captain of industry is a Spug, or wants to be. S-P-U-G is made up of the initial letters of the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving. Every true Spug Intends to give something and wants to receive something—useful. Spugs ore liberal; they won’t spend less for Christmas but will spend wisely. The Spug kind of gifts are sold by THE G. E. MURRAY GO. Overcoats, suits, caps,, sweaters, mackinaw coats, bath robes, ladies* coats, rugs, table linen, ready to wear dresses and skirts, furs, blankets, silk underskirts, dress goods, neckties, hosiery, suspenders, handkerchiefs, flannel and dress shirts, gloves and many other Valuable and Useful articles that oan not fall to be appreciated by any one receiving them.
