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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1915
Page
7
The writer critiques Underwood-Simmons tariff talk and the wool and sugar tax proposals, warning that protectionism distorts trade. The piece argues free trade benefits nations, notes debt dynamics from wartime spending, and predicts postwar shifts toward freed trade and tax reform benefiting broad wealth.
The piece argues the rising pound and war gold flows shift value away from gold reserves, as Europe sells goods on credit while America absorbs wartime orders. It contends gold hoarding collapsed, America becomes a creditor nation, and the balance of trade theory is undermined. It questions whether the shift will endure postwar.
A reader writes from a torn era, lamenting high land costs and rent, cleared fields and worn farms, and explains the struggle to sell crops at faltering prices while goods rise postwar. The author asks who bears responsibility and seeks a remedy for better times and salvation.
In a humorous reminiscence Nr Munpeer recalls a childhood portrait he hid away. His wife Mrs Mumph proudly shows the faded image to the servant, noting how time changes us and joking about growing up. The tale ends with a wry remark on expense accounts and female budgeting.
The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts invites young men to prepare for practical life in agriculture and allied fields. It offers training in Civil Electrical Mechanical Engineering Chemistry Dyeing Textile Industry and Agricultural Teaching with 65 faculty, 767 students, 25 buildings and county examinations on July 5. Catalogue requests to E B Owen at West Raleigh North Carolina.
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