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Newspaper
Hudson Democrat
Location
Hudson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1870
Page
4
A long, garbled passage shifts from elegiac religious reflection at a grave to a dense economic argument. It touches on mortality and faith, then wanders into trade protectionism, industrial machinery, and American manufacturing competitiveness amid global competition.
The argument contends that price is not the ruling factor in which goods succeed. American artisans earn higher wages than English ones yet import costs and tariffs still tilt the market. Competitiveness hinges on construction quality and worker skill rather than labor cost, with tariffs shaping wages and production efficiency.
A fragment recounts a visit by a gentleman and his son to observe a curious wheeled contraption resembling a skate with iron and wood components. The device purportedly offers high speed over surfaces, with foot stirrups, wheels, and a protecting top, demonstrated amid conversation about its capabilities and potential uses.
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