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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1893
Page
4
A rustic poem about Haman and a royal coup is paired with a farmers guide on poultry economics. It discusses power, tragedy, and the dangers of tyranny, followed by practical tips on poultry, sheep, and hog care, winter feeding, shelter, and maintaining herd health for steady profits.
Fremont Alliance No. 714 appoints committee to draft resolutions condemning the last legislature for itsAlliance charter repeal. Resolutions call the move undemocratic unAmerican and aimed at disrupting the Farmers Alliance. Committee members T F Sours and J H Barnes sign.
North Carolina General Assembly proposes sweeping changes to election law. The act adds polling place rules, oath requirements, registrar duties, and ballot handling reforms. It repeals sections 2683 2684 and 2687 2689 while restructuring ballots and county canvassers oversight. Local caucasian report notes the reform aims to enforce voter eligibility and standardized ballots.
The passage discusses keeping few sheep at once to avoid excess, increasing income by denser wool growth, and maintaining fleece quality by not overextending length. It cautions against fallow sows and warns that hot house housing weakens hog breeds and increases disease risk. recommends warm dry winter quarters for steady growth.
In a March 25 1893 Oaks Alliance meeting a resolution denounced a state legislature charter amendment as base and tyrannical. The secretary will send the resolution to Progressive Farmer for publication. A farmer writer argues reform is needed to unite producers and address unequal wealth, urging moral revival and unity.
Notice from Nash County Alliance asking Sub Alliances to attend a meeting at Pleasant Grove church near Nashville on April 8 and 9 1893. It calls for representation, urges timely mail submissions, and urges members to uphold principles while noting discontent with selfish aims and land grants. It also mentions a dinner and appeals to sisters to attend.
A fragmentary note mentions a small family with two colored men who will be corn buyers by late May. It records seven dogs on their farm, none sheep or pigs, and counts eleven dogs seen elsewhere. The writer mocks public funds for cholera relief and implies legislature will handle "galler dogs" appropriately.
The Statesville Landmark rages at Iredell Superior Court for failing to place Miller’s murder trial before the Supreme Court. It contends ongoing delays could force repeated trials and endless appeals, decrying America’s “rising justice” while urging renewed local subscriptions.
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