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CHARITY ORGANIZATION
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CHARITY ORGANIZATION. An early form of consumer protection agency, the Charity Organization operated by ladies of the city warned the public in 1892 of individuals preying on the community.
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Source:
"Municipal Molecules," Dubuque Daily Herald, January 23, 1892, p. 4