Word: cheaper
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...variations in duty upon washed wool, wool in grease, clean wool, and also a few figures relating to its importation. The high duty on imported wool must be a gain to a few wool growers, but it is a loss to the manufacturers and the people at large. The cheaper the raw material, the cheaper the product...
There is a small mutiny in the Yale Scientific school. Professor Honey ordered one of his classes to buy their instruments of a local dealer. They had a chance to get them cheaper elsewhere and did so. The professor refused to accept work done with any other instruments than those obtained at the place he ordered. The students refereed the matter to Professor Brush, the head of the department, who said the fellows could get their instruments where they wished. The trouble still continues in the class and for the last few days there have been no recitations. The fellows...
...books in many cases is as high as at Sever's or at Boston stores, and the delays in filling orders seem unnecessary. Perhaps some one in authority will give the reason why the Co-operative procures its stock of books through Waterman's store. Would it not be cheaper and simpler to save the expense of a middleman and order direct from the publisher...