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When a Chronic Catalog Buyer Opened His Eyes
A talking dollar recounts a Mossdale trip that nearly stranded him in Chicago trade webs. A farmer’s reconsideration letters back home reveal local buyers resenting distant mail order values. Carl Schultz urges fair catalog pricing and local support, ending with Mossdale losing its grocery.
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Mossdale
Chicago
Express Company
Here
Mossdale Mich
F. C. B. Mossdale
Carl Schultz
Centerville