We Beg the Fellow Who Don't Trade With Us Ad
Local ad urges traders to compare prices and quality and to trade with the seller. It warns that if rivals refuse to do business both sides lose money and encourage fair competition.
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
1
Local ad urges traders to compare prices and quality and to trade with the seller. It warns that if rivals refuse to do business both sides lose money and encourage fair competition.
An ad touts stylish durable clothing from exclusive men and boys outfitter. It claims clothiers balance style and sturdiness, guarantees from manufacturers and the shop, and emphasizes dedicating capital to one line to secure better deals for customers.
The text argues against competing on low prices and Webster style discounts. It emphasizes high grade merchandise and volume business. It invites customers to compare prices on men's and boys suits and overcoats, fur coats, duck coats, shoes, rubber footwear, shirts, underwear, pants, and mittens, urging investigation for quality.
A new Burlington time card took effect last Sunday with two changes affecting westbound passenger traffic through Malvern. Train No. 3 moves to nine minutes earlier, departing Malvern at 2:21. Train No. 11 arrives in Malvern at 9:10, seventeen minutes earlier. A local notice urges travelers to remember the adjustments to avoid missing the trains.
Seven carriers gathered at J. C. Maguire’s home for a Thanksgiving meal and to organize a rural route carriers union. Officers named were President J. C. Maguire, Secretary Richard Paul, Treasurer J. A. Speers, with Maguire chosen as delegate to the Des Moines state convention on January 1.
A Thanksgiving night shooting at William Meyers’s home near Glenwood left Ben Taylor in critical condition after a dispute over cards. Meyers is jailed on a $1000 bond. authorities note the home had a history of drinking and gambling. The report also recounts a separate case involving Griffith, arrested in Ohio on a false pretence charge and later returned to Iowa after federal guidance. A York Dispatch excerpt praises local character, mentioning Iowa residents from York County and local farmers amid ongoing times.
President Dobbs said cars will run on the Council Bluffs, Tabor and Southern Electric Railway within a year. He and Malcolm Green of Hooper, Nickerson & Co. inspected the route from Council Bluffs to Rockport, Missouri and arranged bond printing. Work will start once terminal facilities are secured in Council Bluffs and grading begins at Rockport. A school report followed, noting averages and tardies and plans for summarized future reports.
A vintage advertisement touts Children The pleasant to take and harmless One Min s Cough Cure as immediate relief for coughs croup and la grippe. It claims the medicine acts at the site of trouble drawing out inflammation healing and soothing while aiding lungs to supply oxygen. Dr Armstrong of Delia Texas endorses it daily and says no better cough remedy exists. Sold by C S Royce.
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