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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1873
Page
2
Historical pricing notes derive pork cost per pound from a bushel of corn and present several scenarios. It outlines relationships between corn bushel prices and pork value, showing implied farmer revenue at different price points, though the text ends mid sentence with incomplete figures.
Fragmentary verse discusses roles of wife mistress and lady in marriage, contrasting love fortune and social position. The quatrains imply companionship with wife, loyalty from mistress, and worldliness from a social lady, ending with death and mourning images.
A sermon fragment questions wealth and poverty, asking who benefits from riches and why some are rich while others remain poor. It argues that wealth is not personal property but trust to dispense fairly, and challenges atheistic views by asserting divine order in distribution. The speaker asks how wealth originates and why it should stay with the few who steward it.
An editorial urges women to curb purchases of imported goods to conserve gold reserves and improve the nation's finances. It argues domestic fabrics, cloaks, lace, and other goods could replace imports, reducing monetary instability and supporting American industry. It notes the economy would ease if consumer demand shifted to locally produced items.
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