tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post2447181642316289318..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: Chicago's Little JewelDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-8001201659807049952011-05-29T22:13:14.103-05:002011-05-29T22:13:14.103-05:00The second one is quite possibly the building at 7...The second one is quite possibly the building at 7404 W Madison in Forest Park.BWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443995905594721900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-50622650349007918372008-05-26T15:17:00.000-05:002008-05-26T15:17:00.000-05:00LOL! Oh, yea, I forgot about Granny's soap. I need...LOL! Oh, yea, I forgot about Granny's soap. I need to go hunting and strike oil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-20085548150001231992008-05-25T23:56:00.000-05:002008-05-25T23:56:00.000-05:00Actually a lot of soaps used to be made of animal ...Actually a lot of soaps used to be made of animal fats, though most are made of vegetable or synthetic oils now. My old babysitter (who's 91 and still kicking) still renders pork fat to create lye soap every year.<BR/><BR/>But anyway...that's got to be the tiniest Woolworth I've ever seen. I wonder if they built many that size back then.Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-81678965910948485172008-05-25T19:22:00.000-05:002008-05-25T19:22:00.000-05:00I don't think the Jewel Pine Soap (or most any man...I don't think the Jewel Pine Soap (or most any manufactured soap) contained amimal fats, but Granny's homemade soap sure did! At least according to the 20,000 Beverly Hillbillies reruns I watched as a kid! :)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-89269700632083524872008-05-22T12:00:00.000-05:002008-05-22T12:00:00.000-05:00Pine soap? Not made out of animal fat I hope!These...Pine soap? Not made out of animal fat I hope!<BR/><BR/>These are seriously some very good pictures and I look forward to more of Jewel Tea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com