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Local paper humor and policy views stir contention
A fragment from the Charles City Press and Webster City Freeman notes a humorous remark about the editor, then shifts to editorials on tariffs, trade, and the Panama Canal. The discussion contrasts shoe imports, labor, and wages under different laws, and warns that canal tolls could hurt American lumber and coastwise trade, with a Washington Post critique of Panama expenditures.
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