Buy Local Goods and Support Home Trade Campaign
A local business coalition urges residents to buy at home to protect county prosperity and prevent money from flowing to mail order houses. Shops including Vermilyea Mitchell's, Fullerton Lumber, First National Bank, and McArthur Piano Co pledge fair pricing, meeting competition, and convenient local services to encourage shoppers to rely on local stores for dry goods, furniture, clothing, hardware, and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seenoe
Local Hardware Store Promises Honest Prices on Goods
A hardware merchant advertises high grade cement and a wide range of products including sash doors barbed wire fencing sewer pipe coal and related supplies. They pledge to meet any honest competition and invite customers to have their bills figured with fair pricing.
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T. M. Wallace
Store of Values Promises Quality and Fair Prices
A local grocer advertises a wide stock of groceries and pure foods with guaranteed prices and quality. Money back if not satisfactory. They encourage customers to sell produce to the store, promising generous payment.
Local Bank and Bakery Advertises Strong Finances
Capital $100000 and surplus $35000 highlight a United States depository bank. Names of officers include William Smith president and E J Quigley vice president with M F Patten cashier. The ad also promotes groceries and a bakery with a shipping specialty and claims superior value at home.
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United States Depository
O. L. Branson
J. S. Daniels
L. J. Welch
R.du Branson
Ass’t
Wm. Smith
E. J. Quigley
M. F. Patten
C. A. Davison
J. J. Lahey
Creighton Implements Buggies Wagons Harnesses and Sewing Machines
John H. Creighton offers buggies wagons harness sewing machines and saddles with a focus on buggies and harness. Vermilyea Nichols grocers claim to be up-to-date and locally reliable meeting competition from mail order houses. They advertise high produce prices and top quality groceries.
Local Jewelers and Hardware Advertise Full Stock
A. H. Pehrson promotes a complete line of lumber and building materials, paint, watches, jewelry, silverware, diamonds, and clocks. He guarantees not being undersold on the same quality and offers prompt repairs and price matching with catalogue prices.
Commercial and Savings Bank of Mitchell Iowa Ad
The Commercial and Savings Bank presents itself as a strong local bank offering banking services to Mitchell and nearby communities. It advertises interest on time deposits and lists officers J. T. Morrow president G. H. Rew vice president H. R. Kibbee cashier and R. E. Cone assistant cashier.
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Iowa
Mitchell
J. T. Morrow
G. H. Rew
H. R. Kibbee
R. E. Cone
Ass’t
Fine Marble and Granite Monuments
Advertisement for cemetery work by a monument supplier offering marble and granite monuments, meeting catalogue prices, and undersell guarantee with cheerful estimates and a request to write.
Local Music Store Promises Flexible Monthly Plans
A local shop invites customers seeking pianos organs or phonographs to visit. It offers monthly payment plans and accommodations aligned with fair business practices and reasonable prices.
Building Materials and Coal Supply Adverts
A trading note invites farmers merchants and businessmen to visit for building materials and coal in all forms. The Western National Bank promotes banking with endorsed checks as receipts and offers favorable terms. Office heads listed: S E Morris president I W Seaman vice president R P Loomis cashier L S Vickers assistant cashier.
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S. E. Morris
I. W. Seaman
R. P. Loomis
L.S. Vickers
Mitchell Heating and Plumbing Co. Ad for Modern Heating
Mitchell Heating and Plumbing Co offers plumbing services with modern hot water and steam heating. They stock goods meeting catalogue quality and provide estimates on request.
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Mitchell Heating and Plumbing Co
Dry Goods and Groceries Store Seeks Produce and Best Prices
A local retailer advertises a large stock of dry goods groceries nations and queensware and invites customers to inspect prices. The note pledges not to be undersold and requests customers to bring produce for sale.
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. E. Vermilyea
Mitchell’s
W. H. Conyes
Webster, Cook & Co., General Hardware
S. G. Boyce
Winter Bros
E. B. van Alstine
Fullerton Lumber Company
The
First National Bank
W. GC. Richey
Davis & Daniels Co., Lumber
Joe L. Lovinger
Fine Groceries
Mitchell National Bank
John H. Creighton
Robert Burns Lumber Co
A. H. Pehrson, Jeweler
Mitchell Marble and Granite Company
Becker
J. W. Broadbent & Co., Good Furniture
Cooper & Bell
J. F. Anderson Lumber Company
Western National Bank
Jacob Smith
Mitchell Wholesale Houses
Turner Produce Co
S. D
Holmes & Brown
Mitchell Milling Company
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