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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Woman indicted after crash near Ashland injures children ... Police reports ... Inner Peace: A different take on pesky holiday newsletters ... Woman indicted after crash near Ashland injures children ... Police reports ... Inner Peace: A different take on pesky holiday newsletters ... AS IT WAS As It Was: Shop early and shop often Comment By Christopher Shockey DailyTidings.com By Christopher Shockey Posted Dec. 2, 2015 at 8:14 PM By Christopher Shockey Posted Dec. 2, 2015 at 8:14 PM » RELATED CONTENT • On the trail of Ashland's historical trees • 'Preacher Train' played big role in Talent's history • As It Was: Transplanted turkeys range over 35 percent of Oregon... • Robert Vinton Beall planted a heritage tree in 1864 • As It Was: The first automobile in Ashland » Social News Early Christmas advertising in Southern Oregon and Northern California is nothing new; it has been around since the late 1800s when some ads popped up even before Halloween. It got a boost in 1903 when the socialist co-founder of the NAACP, Florence Kelley, wrote a widely published essay advocating early shopping in support of her crusade for child labor laws and an eight-hour workday. Kelley’s essay, titled “The Travesty of Christmas,” contended that late shopping resulted in “a bitter inversion of the order of holiday cheer” for poor clerks and delivery boys. The essay inspired the National Consumers League to implore citizens to halt what it called “the inhuman nature of the eleventh-hour rush” on bedraggled sales clerks. The Ashland (Oregon) Tidings echoed Kelley’s sentiments nine years later, declaring it was “very poor policy to delay Christmas shopping until the last minute.” The newspaper warned that late shoppers could face low and picked-over stocks, as well as poor customer service from clerks “worn out and apt to be nervous if not inattentive.” The Tidings advised city folk to stay home Saturdays, the day farmers preferred coming to town to shop. Sources: "Do Shopping Early: Holiday Shoppers Advised to Do Their Shopping Early in a Day and a Week." Ashland Tidings 9 Dec. 1912: 1. Collins, Paul. Christmas Season Starts Earlier Every Year!. Slate.com , 9 Nov. 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. As It Was is a co-production of Jefferson Public Radio and the Southern Oregon Historical Society. As It Was stories are broadcast weekdays on Jefferson Public Radio and are available online at asitwas.org . By Christopher Shockey DailyTidings.com By Christopher Shockey Posted Dec. 2, 2015 at 8:14 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501