How Montgomery Ward sold houses in the 1920s (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

mail order

(Other definitions for mail order that I've seen before include "Buying by post" , "that one's sent for?" , "Shopping by post" , "purchased by post" , "One way to get delivery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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