"Neighborhood drug store and dime story candy counters were commonplace back then. "Five and dimes" such as Woolworth's, J. J. Newberry's, and Grant's usually featured a lunch counter or soda fountain along with a candy content, a convenience that began to fade by the 1960s due to the growing popularity of fast food chains. One of the mainstays of the American candy counter was penny candy, which children would scrutinize for great lengths of time as they tried to get the most satisfaction out of their allowances. Popular penny candy included licorice whips, hard candy sticks, jawbreakers, bubblegum, root beer barrels, caramels, suckers, and peanut butter-flavored Mary Janes."
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