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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
3
A reader questions the fairness of barter and credit in hard times. He argues merchants bear risk when trusting customers and notes perishable goods and delayed cash flow strain local economies. The piece urges moral courage and mutual accountability and ends with the Golden Rule guidance.
A critique of mail order houses touting low prices and superior facilities. The piece argues readers should favor local merchants over out of town ones, noting how catalog rhetoric shifts blame and promotes competition while urging community loyalty. It uses a thief scene to illustrate misdirection and accountability.
Do not send funds to mail order houses. Your Home Banks provide safe deposits with competitive interest. They warn against risks seen with the Cash Buyers Union collapse and the Peoples Mail Order Bank of St. Louis, noting home banks grant favors without entering risky schemes.
Governor Folk spoke to Missouri retail merchants urging growth in both cities and country towns. He stated pride in thriving cities and a desire for country towns to prosper, hoping merchants will invest locally rather than rely on mail order. He emphasized spending locally where one lives and earns.
A civic exhortation urges residents to favor local merchants over mail order firms. It argues every dollar spent at home stays in the community, supports schools and churches, and strengthens neighbors by buying with cash, receiving prompt delivery, and returning unsatisfactory goods.
The piece condemns mail order houses as heartless parasites that drain local economies. It argues they offer empty promises, harm local schools and roads, and provide no community benefit, urging readers to support local dealers who invest in prosperity and quality goods.
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