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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
4
Verona notes list residents visiting Bessemer and Ashland, plus trips from Ironwood, Dunham, and Hurley. Also mentions rooms for rent, sales of property, and local shop and jewelry store references. Several items reference local people and towns, with scattered societal notes and minor public notices.
The article argues the US retail trade totals 10 billion dollars yearly with two main distribution groups. It notes mail order competition harms country stores and reports Butterick of New York aligning with local merchants. Magazines will drop mail order ads, a costly but pivotal move seen as good business and essential for national buy at home leadership.
A Milwaukee area grocer advertises seventy three items with mail order prices and his own lower rates. He offers a 25 percent saving over mail order prices for customers placing a 25 dollar order, matching or beating the mail order house on all items.
Professor Paul A. Nystrom ordered a $50 item from a Madison merchant and saved at least $6.50 compared with mail order prices after freight. The bill ran $3 under mail costs before freight, totaling a $3 net saving plus freight impact.
The largest mail order house in Chicago sells for $1.21 a fountain pen. They obtain the pens from New York manufacturers for 96 cents per gross, or 66 2 3 cents each. At this cost the pens net the house 82 per cent profit. The usual profit for fountain pens sold to retailers by manufacturers is 66 2 3 per cent on cost.
O A Charles of the National Home Trade league Muncie Indiana bought over 1200 articles from mail order houses. Each case showed he could have bought them as cheaply or cheaper at local stores, contradicting mail order price claims.
Michigan agricultural experts warn that potato scab and black scarf disease threaten the crop this summer. They advocate seed treatment with formaldehyde or corrosive sublimate, detailing concentrations, soaking times, and handling to prevent reinfection and ensure safe storage before planting.
Notice to all males aged twenty one to thirty to register on Tuesday June 5 1917 from dawn to 9 00 PM at Town Hall under Wilsons proclamation. Those failing to register face penalties including imprisonment. Dated May 25 1917. Hydar's Ironwood lists Victor and Pathé Talking Machines and records.
Classified note states that Avon House is for sale opposite C and NW Deck with inquiries directed to Simon care of Skud Goldman & Co.
Local officials warn of low village spring water and possible river contamination. All drinking water must be boiled until a safe supply is secured. Notices will inform residents once water safety is assured.
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