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; Ur than she did ME!'* | -; Hr was very particular about j ' hilt; rinvirs and unless they were!1 ! conscientious and interested and j ' courteous to the customers he! \ ; wouldn't iot thorn take the* wagon I ' : ou‘, after a trial trip to see how : r they did. (I; you journey to Newark and * , go into the fine Carroll store there | j you w ill see a suave and polished j gentleman who has been manager . * of that st^re for years. He was ■ .at or,p nine a very “popular*’■ ( : driver for this notable huckster i 1 wagon and we show you a picture \ of him today taken with the lt;wagon about the period of 1908.: He is Mr. Ross Davidson' You * ; see that wagon was an excellent 5 j place to learn merchandising! jThe wagon was really a store on wheels ’. Not only dry-goodi and notions but groceries were packed in its commodious “in- . nards. During the time that' Mr. Baker himself was driving it. he made many friendships which have lasted his whole life, and it is the part of his career he likes most to talk about.Merchandising has taken an ■ awful wallop during the present: war-shnrtage, but. he has taken! ' that in his stride, as he ha* every* I thing else. Also the change* ift !, stock since he first, began husi*.5 ness are a part o history, which 1 | old-timers can appreciate. Green : coffee was bought by the sack; molasses, crackers, flour and j gingersiupt, by the barrel. £v*ry»)
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Coshocton News
Coshocton, Ohio, US
Sun, Jan 27, 1946
Page 2
Full Page
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Muskingum C.
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