Tariff talk and political spite in a rural column
A satirical dialogue lampoons tariff reform and McKinley price talk as lingering blues in the 1890s. The exchanges joke about editorials, Betsy, a mouse colored mule, and a plan to write to John Sherman while noting oats in Kansas and cantaloupes in Raleigh amid Democratic and Republican critiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Betsy
Chicago
John Sherman
Democratic Party
Gosh
Grover Cleveland
Kope Elias
Hope
Grover
Drawing the Lines in North Carolina Politics and Fruit Preserves
A Charleston Observer critique rails at Alliance factions and party tactics. The piece notes Congress convening August 7 and urges readers to subscribe, debate, and track lawmakers. It includes an odd shift to personal fruit preservation methods with salyx and chemist warnings about salicylic acid.
Smith Sons Gin & Machinery Company Advertises Complete Cotton Ginning Outfit
Birmingham based Smith Sons Gin and Machine Company scales up its factory space from 13,000 to over 50,000 square feet since 1886 and introduces a wagon to gin feeder elevator and distributor. They preview a self tramping press and pledge high workmanship. The ad invites readers to request full information and pricing for their cotton ginning machinery. The Graham Gleaner comments on Senator Vance's letter to the Mecklenberg County Alliance, praising it as a refreshing Democratic statement and noting disappointment in other party members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Sons Gin & Machine Company
Cof
Birmingham
Ala
Graham Gleaner
Vance
Rainbow Chasers
Mecklenburg County Alliance
Noisy Debate Over Farm Support and City Habits
A fragment notes farmers defend rough living and self-reliance while deriding city critics and calls to aid them. It claims inaction and mockery of urban excuses, urging self-discipline, diversification, and living within means. The piece reflects tension between rural prudence and urban pleas.
Progressive Farmer advertising inquiry from Barnes Bros Raleigh
The Office of Barnes Bros Electric Power Job Printers of Raleigh N C dated July 28 1893 reports to Mr Denmark business manager that The Progressive Farmer is an advertising medium and has received responses from North Carolina Mississippi New Hampshire and Pennsylvania with the advertisement run only three times. ARNES Bros
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes Bros
Raleigh
N. C
Denmark
Progressive Farmer
North Carolina
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Arnes Bros
New Fraud Exposed in Purported Butter Cures
A century-old tale recounts a wave of flattering letters signed by various individuals praising black pepsin to convert milk into butter. The item notes the fraudulent scheme failed and previews a later ploy. It includes a full letter to expose the ruse and an excerpt from the North Carolina Experiment Station report on Brown's Iron Bitters curing dyspepsia, indigestion, and debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Epiiror
Noted Democrat Vance Defends Chicago Silver Plan
In a July 27, 1893, letter from near Black Mountain North Carolina, Z. B. Vance accuses Charlotte Observer of misrepresentation over his stance on the Chicago platform and silver coinage. He insists the party pledges demand repeal only with parity, warns against unconditional repeal, and condemns critics allied with Wall Street. He also notes a separate London House of Commons brawl over Home Rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Wall Street
Democratic Party
J. P. Caldwell
Mecklenburg County Alliance
Chicago
House
Senate
Legislative Department
Maryann” Butler
Farmers’ Alliance
Educators' Column Promotes Teacher Ads in The Progressive Farmer
Classified notes invite teachers and committees to exchange positions via the Educators' Column in The Progressive Farmer. Rates: one half inch for 25 cents, five times for $1, with cash required. Also promotes Chowan Baptist Female Institute and notes regional Alliance meetings and an executive committee gathering in Raleigh on Aug 12, 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Parker
Raleigh
N. C
Joan J. Ingauls
N.C
Chowan Baptist Female Institute
South
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Kansas
Asheville
Richmond Times
Abraham
Winston
Zeke Bilkins
Alexander
Wilmington Messenger
Observer
Marion Butler
W. H. Worth
W. 8. Barnes
Peter
Texas State Alliance
Col. R. J. Sledge
C. W. Macune
Macune
Bro. Herbert
Kinston Free Press
Congress
C. D. Baker
Union of the
Bavarian Representatives of Applied Chemistry
France
Germany
J. Parker
Smith Gins
Ling
Gombrook
Black Mountain
Z. B. Vance
England
House of Commons
London
Chamberlain
Gladstone
House of Lords
G. D
Nee
Harrett County
True Blue
Raugian
North Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
S. B. Alexander
Progressive
Farmer
Apt
Brockyill Oy
Carthage
Wal Mae
National League
B. F Johnson
Madame-fortune
Murfreesbor
Joan B. Brew
B. F. Johnson & C1
College of Agriculiun
Mechanic Arts
Board County
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Ticulars
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Adkin
Thompson School
Atlanta, Georgia
Peese
Neekins
van Winkle
Atlanta Georgia
W. S. Barnes
Sec’y-Treas
F's. A
Bruleigh, NG
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