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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1883
Page
5
An advertising note touts daily roasted coffees including Rio Santas Maricaibo Java and Mocha with fresh full flavor. It mentions stronger richer blends at only a slight price premium over green coffees.
A rural tale from a nineteenth century paper follows a poor husband who refuses risk and money earns slowly while his wife pressures for change. The couple’s steadfast frugality ends in hardship as debts mount and the “good old way” becomes a costly echo of past poverty.
The piece critiques the bonded whiskey extension bill, led by Senator Showman of Ohio, passing 28 to 20 in the Senate. It argues the measure serves whiskey speculators by keeping liquor in bond until taxes are repealed, with about 80 million dollars in unpaid internal revenue taxes and 90 million gallons in bond. It notes strong opposition from Senators Hale, Edmunds, Morgan, Conger, Windom, Allison, and others, and warns House passage is uncertain. It also cites temperance commentary from New York and Dublin, condemning drink and its social harms, and reports related measures in Copenhagen and Montreal.
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