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Newspaper
Indiana County Agent
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1916
Page
4
Readers urged to renew before February 1 to receive Woman’s World free for a year. The piece praises farmers institutes members who have already subscribed, noting strong response and many renewing for another year.
A persuasive appeal invites readers to renew their subscription before February 1 with 50 cents for one year or $1 for three years. Those who participate will receive one year of Woman's World free. The note stresses no hard feelings with local merchants and asks for opinions on why funds go to foreign markets and which factors affect buying choices. Unsigned manuscripts are rejected.
The text urges workers to prepare for hard times by building savings. It stresses a rainy day fund as essential protection beyond personal provisions and warns against day to day living without financial security. It promotes thrift through Building and Loan accounts as a safeguard in any national policy.
In Hendricks County merchants face claims that local trade loses ground to Mail Order houses. We invite farmers to submit the best essay explaining why they buy from mail order firms over home merchants, with a dollar bill awarded for the top treatise.
A Plainfield Messenger opinion piece rebuts the Friday Caller by accusing it of double standards in its stance on the Hendricks County County Agent issue. The editorial claims the Caller uses personal attacks and misleads readers while advocating a principle of straight dealing and public accountability.
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