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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
7
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips from periodical cartoons and essays. A young man debates whether hard times cause bankruptcies or vice versa while professors and readers muse on misadventure. The pieces include short scenes with a boy interrupting romance and a tale of Frederick the Great rewarding musicians with a moral twist.
A New York Sus. story recalls a woman canceling her apartment telephone service. The courteous agent asks if she is dissatisfied, but she replies she is about to marry the next day and the clerk concedes, saying she is past their aid. The tale closes with a courteous goodbye.
The piece cites a table showing cost of living up 0.49 percent while wages rose 119 percent, citing Frank W. Hitchcock as advocating a 5 million dollar increase for letter carriers. It contrasts congressional salary hikes with rising living costs and quotes Burrows and a Rochester Union and Advertiser critique of Republican governance.
A discussion contrasts Bryan and Taft on Chinese immigration and duty to extend justice. A letter from H B Miles to Senator Foraker claims forty percent of manufacturers support significant tariff reductions without harming industries or the nation, prompting voters to reconsider the tariff system.
A garbled 1908 newspaper snippet contrasts Wall Street skepticism with Taft's rhetoric, noting the railroad view and a cautious bite in market sentiment. It also includes quotes from Joseph Russell and Governor Cummins criticizing tariffs and insurance robberies under Dingley law.
Arguments claim national banks protect government deposits at the expense of individual depositors and urge depositors to unite for protection. An Oklahoma note from May 21 1908 posted on the door of the International Bank at Colgate states all depositors will be paid in full by the State Banking Board.
A polemic argues Judge Taft's ruling threatens worker rights and threatens peonage by redefining railroad labor obligations. It cites 1803 Locomotive Firemen leadership and compares railroading to ancient Spartan servitude, warning of state and legal overreach.
excerpt discusses San Francisco rebuilding after destruction, Republican strategy on duty free lumber, and argument over a ten percent higher lumber cost to deter tariff revision opposing a policy that would shift costs to residents of the stricken city.
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