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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1893
Page
3
A shop owner pressures a clerk about salary, the clerk jokes he would fall dead. The boss refuses to raise pay and the clerk asks a porter to strike him with a dray pin instead. The piece also touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for rheumatism and notes European goldsmiths produce 24 million dollars in gold plate yearly.
A historical critique argues that tax schemes unfairly single out stock corporations for onerous assessments while individuals and firms face lighter scrutiny. It contends corporate capital would flee the state, harming wealth creation, and praises the goal of encouraging manufacturing and business corporations over copartnerships. It questions why corporations should be taxed more harshly than competitors under different legal forms.
Henry L. Hinton from Baltimore News cites New York real estate push for local option taxes aimed at shifting burden from personal to property taxes. He argues Baltimore should attract capital by avoiding personal taxation, contrasting with New York's stance and Maryland's rights.
Edw. C. Graves notes Jersey City Hoboken and the Jersey coast are growing rapidly as people seek places near New York. He argues Brooklyn's high taxes deter residents, influencing buyers renters and builders across real estate.
A Morning Advertiser remark critiques aldermen for lavishly spending taxpayer funds on a naval parade day with champagne and turtle soup. It questions the purpose of taxes and what they are levied and collected for, implying excess at public expense.
A reader reflection discusses Connecticut mortgage trends, noting farm lands feel pressure first while city properties remain taxed lightly. The piece argues relief on personal property taxes would aid farmers, who oppose state tax fairness perceived as favoring city interests, and reflects on rural–urban tax tensions.
A skeptic in a newspaper anecdote mocks perpetual motion theories by claiming a siphon can move water back and forth, then lifts himself by bootstraps. A farmer proposes taxes on personal property to evade levies, dismissing theory, and later tries to make a brook run uphill on his farm.
A satirical note from The Courier of St Louis mocks annual property tax declines as assessors roam the land. It quips that diamond headlights, gold watches, silver turnips, and $500 pianos vanish from the tax rolls, while distinctive personal property becomes grossly undervalued. The piece criticizes tax laws as antiquated and ineffective at locating personal property.
The New York Tax Reform Association argues that trust companies and any other concerns should be taxed only for their special privileges. They contend personal property or money held by a company should not be taxed more than when owned by an individual. When government grants special privileges, they say a fair value tax is warranted. The piece closes with a moral admonition against taxing essentials that harm the poor, warning that heavy levies on basic needs cause hunger and hardship for the valley’s people and their children.
Readers are urged to share views on taxation planks including personal property tax and 11.2 population provisions. The column invites voices from Farmers Alliance and State Grange supporters and critics alike.
A traveler recalls Fez Morocco with a single long cobbled street and many confined lanes where merchants sit crosslegged amid stifling air. He notes three story houses, vine covered walls, and streets so narrow that turning a donkey proves impossible. Fez once a trade and learning center but now quieter, with about 40,000 inhabitants.
A column offers maxims on courteous talk and self control, then shifts to odd proposals about repurposing schools for matchmaking. It cites Emerson on women’s influence in conversation and recounts Roscoe Conkling’s tobacco habit tip. It also notes Chicago’s vast saloon scene with thousands of workers and significant capital.
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