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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1917
Page
10
A Houston businessman and his family visited another city where a desired item existed. The father refused to buy there, insisting on Houston. After returning home he ordered the item, prompting multiple local stores to stock it and keep hundreds of dollars in Houston, highlighting the value of supporting local shops.
A crowded product and supplier list shows Houston firms across sectors. It names automobile dealers Teun Oldsmobile Co and overland Houston Co, banks, battery suppliers, clothing, groceries, electricals, furniture, hardware, hotels, jewelers, lumber, monuments, music stores, paper, pickles, photo supplies, and more reflecting a bustling mid century commercial directory. The entry highlights notable firms such as Teun Oldsmobile Co, Ford auto supplies, Grand Leader Co, Rubett Cockrell drug store, Jarden Keetne Machinery, Union Show Furnishing Co, and Southarn Kanite Co among others. This snapshot reveals Houston’s wide retail and service landscape with multiple wholesalers and retailers listed.
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