Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1914 — Why Not “Buy a Bushel of Onions?” [ARTICLE]

Why Not “Buy a Bushel of Onions?”

of the low price of raw cotton, occasioned by the . European war and the consequent decrease In exports, efforts are being made over the country, having its origin in the cotton growing sections of the south, to help out the situation by everybody who can do so, buying a bale of cotton. Society women are also urging the wearing of cotton gowns, while some of the ‘“sissy” society dudes are wearing cotton suits to popularize the movement Now in view of the extremely low price of onions this year and the fact that certain. 1 sections of Jasper county and northwestern Indiana depend largely upon onion growing for their prosperity, why not start the slogan. “Buy a Bushel of Onions.” in this section. Society women also might place a few of the larger and more odorious specimens on their sideboards and dressers, besides serving them on the table three times a day.