Protective Tariff Debate Shows Hidden Trade Decline
A detailed critique argues that Republican tariff policy harms farmers and overall commerce. It cites historical Cobden predictions and 1890 trade figures to claim the McKinley act limited exchangeables, reducing real growth despite boasting of high foreign trade.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
St. Louis Republic
England
Ireland
American
Manchester
Richard Cobben
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Britain
Disgusted Manufacturer Bows Out of World’s Fair Exhibit
Sargent & Co of New Haven declines exhibiting at the World’s Fair claiming no return on the expected investment. Mr. Sargent, mayor of New Haven, says protectionist duties do not justify exhibitor display for foreign buyers and cites adjusted views after studying German markets and tariff impact on labor.
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Sargent & Co
New Haven
Sargent
Gov. Ames
Massachusetts
Chicago Times
Germany
Tariffs Drag Down Ships and Labor, Warn England Trade
Fragmented remarks warn that thirty years of protective tariffs have shrunk American shipping and raised costs for labor and capital. The speaker argues higher import costs benefit monopolies, harm national production, and risk England’s commercial supremacy.
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Brisalo
Ater Chester
England
Otter Toledo Firm Promises Reward for Tar Cure
A notarized 1886 claim from Fraxx J. Cuxner as senior partner of F. J. Cuexer & Co. of the Bay of Toledo offers ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for every Tar that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarine Cure. The notice asserts internal action on mucous surfaces and lists drugs, testimonials, and wholesale agents, with various patter about remedies and a money-back note.
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Su Nm
A A. W. Gleason
Hall
E J. Chenry & Clo
Toledo
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women
A newspaper advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, claiming to restore vigor, enrich blood, improve digestion, and cure female ailments. It guarantees satisfaction or money back, urging readers that no other remedy equals its claimed effectiveness.
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Dr. Pierce
Catarrh Cure Report From Early Suffering to Recovery
A patient recalls enduring catarrh from infancy and ten years with facial symptoms. After trying numerous blood remedies, a physician declared incurable yet eventually achieved complete recovery, leaving the patient feeling well and grateful.
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Knoxville
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Columbus
Mesars Davis & Rankin
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Wey
Blake, Bruce & Co
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N Nobb
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York City
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