Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1880 — Save the Rags. [ARTICLE]

Save the Rags.

The price of paper has been advanced from 6% to 10 cents all over the country. If this price is maintained, the pnblio will be compelled to pay more for their newspapers. Many daily papers have already increase! their price from 20 cents to 30 cents per week, and weekly papers from #1.50 to #2.00. The advance in paper can be stopped if the people will save ana sell their old paper and rags. Three months’ saving of rags and old paper by the entire population, and selling them in the markets, would check the advance in paper. Rags are worth 3to 3% cents per pound. Every newspaper in the land should appeal to the people in this matter. And they should also economize in the consumption as much as possible.