Free Ports and National Prosperity Call for Action
The nation faces a shift to marine development as European commerce wreckage reaches U S shores. Ports on the Atlantic and Pacific are few, and current taxes and tolls burden farmers. Congress should fund free ports to eliminate wharfage charges and accelerate cargo movement to the water.
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Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Congress
The Vital Problem of Agriculture
Peter Radford argues that agriculture stalls without a strong marketing system. He notes $180,000,000 spent on soil and seed work in ten years, yet marketing receives little funding. The Farmers Union calls for a massive, coordinated effort from farmers, merchants, bankers, editors, and statesmen to align production with market development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Radford
United States
Farmers’ Union
Best Diarrhoea Remedy in Use in Whatley Alabama
Sam F Gunn reports severe illness from measles and exposure, saying Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life. The ad notes availability for sale by all dealers.
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Sam F. Gunn
Whatley
Ala
Agitators and Liquor Issue Urge Clean Government
A call to reduce political agitation and liquor influence in government argues farmers suffer from agitators who harm industry. It warns against political drunks and advocates sobriety for leaders to advance agriculture and national commerce. It cites Lloyd George and English politics as lessons for American plowmen and urges elimination of agitators from public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lilliputians
Senate
Lloyd George
Europe
England
The Layman's Duty
A sharp critique of church and state ties, arguing preachers and politicians form an unholy alliance throughout history. The piece warns that ministers are courted for political power and warns of the moral crash when clergymen yield to secular banners.
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Satan
Christendom
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