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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local notice or snippet. It mentions names and numbers in unclear order. The readable parts suggest a brief item or classified notice without clear action, dates, or locations. The readable content is too fragmentary to identify a coherent main fact.
The piece argues that the burden of high living costs lies with middlemen and railroads rather than just the carrier yards. It claims farmers pay about 60 cents of every dollar, intermediaries about 44, and railroads 5 cents, urging rail rate increases of 5 percent to finance modernization. It critiques politicians and contrasts U S rates with Britain's, and promotes public ownership and faster improvements to spur nationwide prosperity.
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