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Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple names and places including Cedar, Monroe, Belle Plaine, Big Grove and LeRoy. No coherent event, date, team, score, or outcome is discernible from the readable portion.
02 Aug 1888
Page 1
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1888
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple names and places including Cedar, Monroe, Belle Plaine, Big Grove and LeRoy. No coherent event, date, team, score, or outcome is discernible from the readable portion.
A discussion criticizes the shift from what was once called a high protective tariff to free trade, citing Republican views and Chinese protectionism. It notes pension payments by Captain Lake in 1888, disputes a local newspaper’s political claims about General Jones, reports the Fort Dodge Times backing Harrison, and observes Webster county Democrats bifurcating from war tariff support as tariff reform gains traction among taxpayers.
A compact column links the names Benjamin and Levi to Judas Iscariot and Christ proceedings, then shifts to 19th century tariff figures for hides and leather, noting 1872 exports and 1887 home sales, followed by a satirical take on Harrison's handshaking campaign and Cleveland's expected effort.
A partisan defense of Grover Cleveland claims his administration expanded general pensions for Union and Mexican veterans, widows, and dependents, detailing several acts from 1886 to 1888 that raised monthly pensions and back pay, estimating yearly total benefits and counting thousands of beneficiaries. It ends with a contrast to Benjamin Harrison.
The passage lists varied goods from carpets to paints and tools, then shifts to a political appeal about labor, wealth creation, and tariff reform. It argues Americans must act, questions party bias, notes Republican platform on protection, and predicts a reform push by the Senate led by Cleveland’s influence, ending with a jab at McKinley.
A political editorial urges farmers and laborers to consider extra costs of living and taxes on farmer livelihoods to aid or oppose parties. It critiques tariffs and manufacturer benefits, calling for Cleveland and Thurman and the Democratic ticket if taxes are unfair, listing tax burdens on iron, hollow ware, copper and brass utensils, crockery, glassware, and cutlery.
Harvest began last week and is now in full swing with fair to good yields from hay crops. A storm in Tama County caused minor disturbances. two suspicious youths were involved in a minor town incident and left after a Belle Plain phone call. Albert Smith is noted as the lightest weight man in Van Horne and recently tipped the scales at two tons after lodgings by two call-boys the night before.
About 75 000 acres of first class lands in Dickinson Osceola and Lyons counties Iowa are offered for sale at from 8s to 15 dollars per acre. Located in prime counties near main roads and markets, these tracts promise easy access and promising improvements, suiting prospective buyers.
A promotion touts 130000 acres of prime soil across Jackson Fairbault Martin Nobles Cottonwood Redwood Swift and Stearns in southwest Minnesota. The offer notes easy culture and strong health prospects for the region. Full payment of 800 covers 166 acres of the lands.
In southeastern Dakota counties land is now available to buyers after widespread purchases for speculation. The message urges quick action to secure cheap Dakota farms, arguing that NOW is the critical moment to acquire property before prices rise or speculation subsides.
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