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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
4
The new six column four page paper titled Maurics Trwes debuts at Mentice with J F VanGorkom as editor in chief. The launch features local news and advertisements and extends Best wishes to VanGorkom on this venture.
The article notes tea enters the country at about 16 cents per pound yet buyers pay 300 to 500 percent more at retail. It contrasts coffee, bought around 4 cents per pound in Brazil with retailers charging 16 to 35 cents per pound and a small 4 to 5 cent profit, asking who benefits from the disparity.
The LeMars Sentinel condemns the corporation tax plan as a device by the Aldrich faction to shortcut the income tax and push government revenue savings onto the rich. It argues the tariff era shows how protection and cheap goods benefit workers while funds shift to bonds for the wealthy.
The piece accuses the Republican group of betraying the tariff bill by rejecting it and blames opposition tactics as a springy trap. It claims workmen are mostly foreigners and mocks the Senate House split, suggesting negative political maneuvering from Grand Old Town.
Minnesota publishes the new laws after each legislative session and pays the printing cost to distribute supplement volumes through newspapers. Lawyers read the copies to spot loopholes while ordinary citizens must guess at the 800 new statutes in book form.
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