Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1916 — PRICES RAISED BY NEWSPAPERS [ARTICLE]

PRICES RAISED BY NEWSPAPERS

Pittsburg Publishers Announce Cost of White Paper Causes Action. Pittsburg? November 29.—A1l afternoon papers in this city announce that, effective December 1, the price of their editions would be doubled, dnd that advertisers and others, heretofore receiving free copies will have to pay the advanced price, 2 cents. The papers are the Chroncle, Telegraph, Evening Leader, Press and Sun. "Owing to the enormous increase in cost of white paper and other materials used In the produc* tion of newspapers, it is impossible to produce a newspaper selling at 1 cent,” the announcement says. -