Ask Ann Landers
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Ann Landers was a pen name created by Chicago Sun-Times advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer in 1955. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated adv
Eppie Lederer, a.k.a. Ann Landers, in Chicago, 1983
Esther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman Lederer, a.k.a. 'Ann Landers', 1961
Poisoned candy myths
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Poisoned candy myths are mostly urban legends about malevolent strangers intentionally hiding poisons, drugs, inedible items or sharp objects such as razor blades in candy, which they then distribute
Apples and homemade treats were common gifts to trick-or-treating children in the earlier parts of 20th century. Over time, parents preferred individually wrapped, store-bought candy.
Candies such as candy corn were regularly sold in bulk during the 19th century. Later, parents thought that pre-packaged foods were more sanitary.
An automobile trunk at a trunk-or-treat event at a church in Illinois