Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-04 | Page 8 | Comic Valentines to be Barred

COMIC CO lIC VALENTINES TO BE BARRED Children of Chicago Suburb Will Pass Passa a Dreary February f CHICAGO Feb 4 Comic Comic f valentines are tabooed in Ra- Ra Raf f AI Although though there are aref f some dolls with foolish countenances counie- counie counte- counte f ff f nances still in possession of ot the children of this aristocratic sub sub- urb the highly colored caricature caricature f ture which has lighted delighted the f feyes eyes of youngsters for genera genera- f is lacking backing this season f The comic valentine exclusion f fact act is for the saving of the child f ff f mind from a tt lowering Influence ce f ff f and anti toward Inculcating in the f tender brain the desire for high thinking Though the children rebel against this training it f will do no good for the hearts f of the storekeepers have hardened hard- hard f ff f ened cued against them To all demands demands de- de mands inlands for comic valentines savage sav- sav f ff f age answers are given Petitions were circulated f among parents requesting them f to forbid their children n pur- pur f ff f chasi valentines Signatures Sig- Sig f natures were easy to get Every Everyone f one that lives in Ravenswood f takes a pride in the suburb f What could the small shopkeepers shopkeepers shop- shop f ff f keepers do In the face of of such a 0 af f ff f storm There was nothing for f ff f them to do except fall full into line Une f Accordingly they agreed that no f ff f comic valentines should darken darlen f show windows in Ravenswood f i