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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
9
A speaker questions fair exchange of perishable goods for credit and urges cash transactions, honest pricing, and moral courage. He argues merchants face inflated costs when customers avoid paying and compares local prices to market values, urging people to treat others as they wish to be treated.
A pickpocket shouts stop thief to blend in as suspicion shifts. The piece argues mail order houses boast low prices and best facilities while urging readers to favor hometown merchants to avoid being skinned. It warns against blaming others and highlights the temptation of out of town merchants versus supporting local shops.
An ad urges customers to keep money in home banks, warning against mail order houses like the Cash Buyers Union and the Peoples Mail Order Bank of St. Louis. Claiming higher interest and no risk, it portrays home banks as trustworthy and favorable to depositors.
Governor Folk addressed Missouri retail merchants urging support for hometown cities and country towns. He championed local advertising through town papers, warned against mail order reliance, and argued honest business will benefit from exposed wrongdoing and cleaning up the commercial world.
Home trading urges residents to shop locally rather than mail order. It highlights benefits of purchasing from home merchants who fund schools, churches, and town services, while avoiding advance payments, freight charges, and unreliable descriptions from distant catalogs. It encourages paying cash on delivery and returning incorrect items to build up the local economy.
A critique argues mail order houses are cold profit seekers that offer no local benefit. They drain neighborhood wealth, fail to build roads or schools, and provide no local services. By contrast local dealers invest time and money in the community, support prosperity, and sell top branded goods trusted by American citizens.
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