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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
7
The text condemns false advertising and crowd manipulation, recounting Barnum style ploys and mail order ruses. It warns against cheap deceptive goods, detailing how shabby fabrics flood markets with fake value. The public is urged to buy only from legitimate dealers who disclose product origins.
Rev Cortland Meyer of New York notes daily life splits faith and commerce and warns against wealth worship. Rev Mackey in Omaha cites bankers and drug firms as examples of moral decay and urges honest practice and unified religion and business.
The piece condemns mail order houses and boxcar wholesalers for selling adulterated food and medicines at cheap prices. It argues cheap imports replace genuine ingredients, cites laws in some states, and contrasts these practices with legitimate dealers who warn customers that low prices mean inferior, impure products.
A sprawling rag-purchasing mill dominates the scene buying rags globally to produce reclaimed wood. Acres of sheds overflow with stacked bales and processing activity.
A farmer ordered a keg of nails and a steel range from a mail order house after seeing low nails prices. The range ended up scrap iron while the seller profited two dollars per cent of loss on the walls. Railroads faced breakage claims as stoves were damaged in transit from these job lot concerns. Investigations found stoves built with poor iron and light castings, making them nearly worthless.
A local jeweler emphasizes continuing value for customers by keeping prices steady or lowering them for various jewelry items. The statement targets shoppers seeking affordable fine pieces and highlights commitment to cost-conscious options.
A op-ed argues mail order houses threaten small retailers and community vitality. It claims growth of these firms harms hometown stores, driving debt and ruin, and calls for public sentiment and potential laws to curb their influence. It warns of depopulation if unchecked.
A vocal critique condemns mail order houses as altars to gold that crush the poor and profit from workers. The speaker laments price bargains fueling hunger and suffering, calling wealth a murderous idol while urging moral restraint and fair methods for earning money.
The article attacks Mail Order House drugs as fraudulent and inferior. It claims young, underqualified staff, misleading labels, diluted tinctures, and counterfeit compounds. It urges local druggists to unite and warns buyers to beware of deep discounts hiding poor materials and quality.
Advertisement argues a gold filled watch with guard movement and 15 year wear guarantee costs 39.40 but jewelers offer the identical line at 31.50. It claims local, reliable stores inspect watches for defects and reject mall order houses as deceitful sellers misrepresenting value. The notice condemns mail order firms in favor of trusted jewelers.
Article argues for equal partnership in marriage and urges women to cooperate in a crusade against financial mismanagement. It claims wives own half the earnings and should not be universally accounted to by husbands, urging prudent spending and fair accounting within the firm of marriage.
A critical column argues that mail order houses cannot beat local retailers on price once freight and advertising costs are weighed. It accuses catalog firms of draining cash, selling without on-site display, and weakening civic towns while seeking profits. It urges readers to support nearby merchants.
A local merchant argues against buying by mail noting higher advertising and operating costs for mail order houses. He insists home stores offer similar prices with better service and urges customers to compare ads at the store for superior value.
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