What an amazing revelation! Believe it or not, according to historian, Adam D. Shprintzen — Chicago was, in many ways, the epicenter of organized vegetarianism in America from 1893 until at least the 1920s. Check out his interview (Chicago, vegetarian capital of America (c. 1905))
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Amazing to see how far back this goes. interesting
to see the price of Olive oil and other
products in those days!
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I agree, it is amazing. $1 per quart for olive oil! Wouldn’t that be nice!
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This is really interesting. I had no idea my hometown had this history. Thanks for the post!
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You’re welcome! Glad I could post!
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