Educational Exhibits at World Fair and Formative Influences
Harris urges a single State committee to coordinate all educational exhibits for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He cites Philadelphia 1876 and New Orleans 1884, and urges representation from public, private, and denominational schools, plus superintendents and college leaders. The second piece reflects Martha J. Lamb on formative influences in education, early schooling, mathematics, and historical reading shaping her later work and writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Chicago
Philadelphia
New Orleans
United States
New York School Journal
George M. Burgess
Williston Seminary
Easthampton
Massachusetts
William Cullen Bryant
Burgess
Cooper
Maryatt
Sir Walter Scott
Washington Irving
Scotland
William Wallace
City of
New York
Martha J. Lamb
Forum
March
Turnerian Landscape Arrested by A W Hunt Critique
A W Hunt disputed Turner's impact on landscape art in The Nineteenth Century essay. He argued modern painters seldom followed Turner’s principles, noting a drift toward pre-Raphaelite ideas and a loss of Turner’s light and atmosphere. The piece emphasizes the need for strong sympathy with natural forces and a balanced inclusion of human interest within landscapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskin
Shakespeare
Verulam
Turner
Mr. Ruskin
A. W. Hunt
The Drama and the Novel in Perspective
A critical comparison argues novels outrun drama in portraying vastness and time. The drama’s bias toward visible action limits scope. novels recreate age, place, and nation, with broader context. The piece notes shifts from Elizabethan to Victorian views, citing Darwin, Galileo, and Tennyson to show how modern art offers a wider canvas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Rome
Falstaff
Henry
Bessus
Arbaces
Darwin
Galileo
Pleiades
Ulysses
Tennyson
Homer
Obituary notices and moralizing ad from 1891 alliances
A fragmented obituary roundup lists multiple Alliance lodge members who died in 1891 with brief tributes. It includes Sister Lizzie Pulliam and Brothers Thagard, Blaylock, Pritchett, Evans, Brown, Marshall, Windley, Dunn, and others, followed by a sales pitch for a horse care book and buggy company advertisement urging readers to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Pulliam
Valley River Alliance
D. A. Roberts
Stices Shoals
W. H. Marshall
Castalia Alliance
Marshall
R. B. Windley
Woodard’s Alliance
R. L. Dunn
Williamsboro
Dunn
Microbes in Ice Spark Fearful Debate on Safety
A reader questions how safe we are from bacteria even in sealed conditions. Scientists reportedly found 400 to 500 bacteria in a single hailstone sample, including potential smallpox and scarlet fever germs. Ice can thaw and release them, raising anxiety about microscopic life everywhere. The inquirer notes distrust in benevolent motives and the microscope’s double edged wonder.
Notice of F S Blair for the First District
F S Blair district lecturer for the First district states he is summoned as an important witness in a murder case. He omits his Dare and Hyde counties appointment until Tuesday May 5 at Manteo and Thursday May 7 1891 at Swan Quarter due to the next term in Hertford county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertford
Dare
Hyde
Manteo
Swan Quarter
F. S. Buarr
First District
Sub Alliances Urged to Deposit With State Agent For Direct Trade
State Executive Committee urges each Sub Alliance wishing direct trade with the State Business Agent to deposit a sum for exclusive use by the Alliance. Deposits may be withdrawn at any time, enabling uninterrupted business with the State Business Agent. Each Alliance may trade up to the deposit amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Alexander
J. M. Mewborne
Amelica
Alliance
Rateian
N. C
Wont Cuts Catalogue Prices for Spot Care Buggies
W H Wont and B A announce a price adjustment for wagons and buggies without S and Co catalog numbers. Instead of deducting 19, 22, and 33 dollars, customers receive a 50 percent reduction off the catalogue price for spot care items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Wont
B.A
Farmers' Alliance Songs and Blood Cleansing Claims
A fragment discusses scrofula as an inherited disease and promotes Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a thorough blood cleansing remedy. The tone imitates a 19th century folk health message urging persistent use to break heredity linked illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Alliance Brethren Required True Cards For Office Orders
Notice from North Carolina Farmers' State Alliance Executive Committee to Alliance Brethren. Beginning February 1 1890 the State Business Agent will accept orders only with full cash payment when from County or Sub Alliance Agents, or certified bonds. County agents must remit cash within twelve days. urgency and compliance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
F. A
Fraters
W. H. Wort
Sern Alliance
B. Alexander
Chm
W. H. Worrs
S. A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Literary
T. D. Robb
Lippincott
Oe Buggy Company
Columbus
F.S. Blair
Izes
T. W. Dobbin
WM. Boylan
Jas, Boylan
W. HH
R. Ss. Tucker & Co
Raleigh, N.C
Progressive Farmer
North Carolina
W.H. & R. S. Tucker & CO
B. Cape
Ephor, &c
Rale
Deleites
Y Bro. Carr
Henderson
V. H. Dunn
P. S
Julian S. Carr
Elias
J.H.D
Farmers’ Alliance
E. O. Excell
D. Reid Parker
Home Circle
North ‘Olina
H. Worts
Raleigh
Alliance Brethren
U.S
James B. Mason
Chipel Hill
Chapel Hill
T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
South 14Th St
Richmond
Speared Capital
Vance County Alliance
W._H. Co
W. H. Jenkins
Walter Bullock
J. P. Satterwhite
J. H. Dunn
I. G. Popbiet
J. G. Prince
Durhatias
Rae
Prince Alberts
Nobby Dresser
Childred
W. A. Slater & CO
Wright Building
Post Office
Durham, N. C
Wilson Advance
Wilson
Bill Arp
Bill Nye
Washington City
Artemus Ward
Bi Nye
Claudius F. Wilson
Wilson, N
Tam
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