Buy at Home and Build Up Your Own Community
Article urges Americans to buy American made goods and spend at home to strengthen local economies. It stresses local business supports schools hospitals and public improvements and highlights the local newspaper and editors as key promoters of home commerce and community prosperity.
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Gunnison
America
Idaho Buyer Outwits Mail Order Pricing
In Idaho a man visits a store to buy a saw priced at 1.65 dollars. The dealer matches mail order terms but demands cash and extra charges. The customer pays 1.67 overall after postage, money order, and express fees, then receives the saw two weeks later, compared to ordering by mail for 1.35. The tale ends with the dealer’s profit.
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