[Ads-l] Antedating of "Supermarket"

[James Eric Lawson]

1921 Omaha Daily Bee 08 April (Chronicling America: Historic American
Newspapers. Lib. of Congress)
<https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1921-04-08/ed-1/seq-9/>
(advertisement):

It is with considerable pride that the management of this
new business institution solicits your approval of its
accomplishment in bringing to such successful completion this
acknowledged super-market.


On 3/26/21 4:13 AM, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> supermarket (OED 1931)
> 
> 1922 Salt Lake Telegram 30 June 4 (Newspapers.com)  (advertisement) Z. C. M. I. Meat Department "THE SUPER-MARKET"
> 
> 1925 Los Angeles Times 27 Apr. II. 17 (Newspapers.com)  (classified advertisment) SPACE is established super market.
> 
> 1926 Oakland Tribune 25 June 8-M (Newspapers.com)  (advertisement) Visit our new stores. To acquaint you with these new, super-markets ... we are giving to the first one thousand customers in each market a large loaf of bread FREE.
> 
> Fred Shapiro

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James Eric Lawson

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