Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — Spend More for Sweets. [ARTICLE]

Spend More for Sweets.

American people are spending more for cattdy every year. according to figures compiled recently by the census bureau. They spent over $185,000,000 for factory-made sweets last year, wfiich is an average of nlmut SI.BO for every man. woman <|nd child. I igtires recorded Go years ago show that the annual per rapini consumption of candy was then about.lJl cepts. ■■ , . ■ < ■