No person shall distribute, cast, throw or place, or cause to be distributed, cast, thrown or placed, in, upon or along any of the streets, alleys or public places of the City, or upon the porches or yards of private residences therein, or within any dwelling or building in the City, any samples of merchandise or medicinal preparations for the purpose of advertising or making known, in a general or promiscuous manner, any business, occupation, preparation, medical treatment, medicine, or any merchandise whatsoever. (1994 Code)