Tariff warfare and its impact on farmers and workers
Henry Watterson argues in Harper's Magazine that high protective tariffs rob farmers and workers to enrich manufacturers. He cites rising costs, misapplied taxation, and restricted markets, contending inventions drive lower prices while protection raises costs and stifles wages.
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Queer Court Tales From a Mirthful Lawyer's Memoir
A humor filled reminiscence of court scenes and odd juror moments. The narrator recalls a sequestered horse case with a mixed race defendant and bright courtroom exchanges. He recounts juror shenanigans and a white and a black juror both summoned, ending with a hung jury jokes and a dollar round.
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Susan
Sam
Galler Rascal
Yaller Rascal
Lively Spring Scenes And Quick Wit From Odd Bits
A playful collage of spring imagery with a robin and colt in bloom and a maid on a ladder soap-sudding. Banter between Gridley and Bryant over a loan appears beside a grim joke about a man who fell into a river and died.
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Medora
Gridley
Bryant
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