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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1873
Page
5
The notice lists business mirror rates cards and local notices in Dixon Illinois. It notes prices per line for various ad lengths and special local notices at 15 cents per line for first insertion and 20 cents for subsequent insertions.
The article argues hard times stem from high taxes and currency flaws, transport limits, and powerful monopolies. It notes debates on railroads and telegraphs, mentions canals proposals, and discusses how export farming and foreign competition pressure Western farmers while prices and freight costs shape profits.
A brief remark on farming finances noting that cotton cultivation is not always profitable and drawing a comparison to Gustav Wiemer, with a pointer that raising corn remains a competing crop and economic factor.
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