Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-13
IN SPECIAL PAGE EACH WEEK
HOME PRODUCTS WILL BE IL
LUsTRATEp-To SHOW WHAT
CITY MANUFACTURERS.
ENCOURAGE "MADE
IN OTTUMWA" GOODS
IN DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLES, THIS
PAPER WILL ADVERTISE THE
NUMEROUS COMMODITIES OF,
HOME MANUFACTURERS.

Wherever the Courier goes today -
both into the homes of thousands OF
people in this section and as a well h
come visitor in far-away places-in-
terest will center in the page given
over to things MADE in Ottumwa."
Really it is wonderful page. Look
1t over carefully. 1t is page that
reveals the whole history Of Ottumwa
in pictures and few words.
Here human endeavor, sacrifice,
splendid ambition, what Ottumwa has
made of herself and her progress in
the industrial world are set forth far
better than could be done in n dozen
large volumes. Look at this page and
you will know Ottumwa.
This page, Made in Ottumwa," la
going to run every week In tha
Courier for year in order that every,
reader of this widely. circulated me-
dium may become so familiar with
Ottumwa made goods that he and she
will use all the Ottumwa made goods
they can buy and this means that
nearly every line of manufactured ar-l
ticle will be given a magnificent Inn
pulse right where 1t should come
from, the place where 1t Is manu-
factured.
Index Of Public Spirit.
The Courier, the manufacturer. the
merchants and the people are all
mutually interested in this splendid
page because IL means SO much to OF
tumwa. Every public spirited citizen
| in this section wants to see Ottumwa
grow There is no better way to boost
her along than by purchasing the OF
tumwa made goods found advertised
| there.
This page Is a great educator. 1t
| tells the people of Ottumwa that here
are made the best hay tools in the
country; the most perfect box car load.
ers; lawn swings, stoves, mining tools
used from Maine to California; meat
that is shipped all over the world and
numerous other products stamped OF.
tumwa that go into cities In the farth-
crest east and west; south and north.
In fact it shows clearly that as a man
ufacturing city, Ottumwa ranks with
many larger places in every line and
far and ahead in certain specific lines.
Ottumwa manufacturers have traveb
ing statesmen and representatives in
every civilized country on the globe,
Did you ever realize that? Think of
it. The name of Ottumwa shipped
every day on boxes and bales that are
spreading the name of our splendid
city all over the world!
This Means Loyalty.
4 This page will stimulate the men
and women to familiarize themselves
with the things made here in Ottum-
wa, where their relatives and friends
are working. All this means loyalty
and loyalty makes the Forward Move
ment success. That the manu-
facturers themselves respond to
this newspaper enterprise Is evidence
in itself that they are willing to join
heartily in the mighty endeavor to
push Ottumwa to the front
Study this page. Send it to your
relatives and friends in other cities.
Get them interested in asking for OF
; tumwa made goods. Every cents
| worth they buy means progress to
7 your home city.
: This page will appear every Monday
+ If you don't get all through 1t tonight
, remember it the next time. Then don't
5 fail to ask your Ottumwa merchants
t for the goods made right here In your
3 town.
: The following is ready index to
the page. Cut this out and paste II
: in your hat or on the wal las 70
; minder of your duty to the goods thas
are made in OttumWa:
? Dain Mfg. Co-Hay making ma
q chinery.
. . Ottumwa Box Car Loader-Box cal
= leaders bridges.
John Morrell & Co--Meat packing
Hardsocg Mfg. Co.-Coal drills ant
miners tools.
Hardsocg Wonder Drill Co-Rocl
drills.
n Nicholas Square CO. Squares an,
miter boxes.
ottumwa Boiler Works Boilers an,
sheet iron work.
e American Mining Tool Cocoa
q drills and miners tools.
X Ritchie Corrugated Co.-Culver
=, and tanks.
q Ottumwa Brick & Construction CO
Is Brick, tile and erockery.