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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1892
Page
5
Practical kitchen guide detailing asparagus preparation with white stalks on toast and sauce, ham croquettes made from ham potatoes and breadcrumbs, soft shell crabs washed fried and battered, vegetable soup with celery tomatoes onions and milk, and chicken fritters with stock butter flour and celery salt heated then cooled and cut for frying.
The piece explains the jigger a terror to blackberry pickers south of the Mason Dixon line. It describes the insect as unseen and stealthy, causing intense itching across many spots, pimples, and prolonged scratching. Victims suffer days of discomfort while the unseen creature burrows and dies beneath the skin.
Golightly South Carolina letters publish Polk Ransom's poem A Mournful Song about a dead uncle and a postwar South mood. The writer then shifts to a North Carolina well episode with water strikes, costs, misadventures, and satirical notes on faith in physicians and quack remedies. The piece blends poetry critique, local humor, and agrarian concerns in a late 19th century Southern voice.
The piece protests both major parties over silver and bi metal standards. It argues for parity of gold and silver, condemns demonetization of silver, and urges a shift toward a People's party to defend farmers and laborers against unstable money and fluctuating currency. It cites Chicago and Minneapolis platforms, Sherman act of 1890, and calls for free silver and international coin parity.
The Progressive Farmer unveils its Nov 15 issue for 25 cents, inviting readers to subscribe and join a new club. Content highlights include farming tips, market insights, and community notices tailored for growers and rural Americans.
A humorous exchange unfolds as he jokes about leap year and warns against dangerous topics. The woman responds with a tired remark about men and proposals, suggesting both are wary of serious commitments in a fleeting moment.
The People’s party of North Carolina plans a Raleigh convention on January 16 1892 to nominate state officers and electors. County executive chairs must summon county conventions August 6 to elect delegates with one vote per 500 governor votes 1888 and township delegates per 50 votes. County delegates to congressional conventions allotted at 300 governor votes. W R Linpsay Chi'n.
Rates secured on various railroads for delegate officers and friends attending the N C Farmers State Alliance annual meeting at Greensboro on August 9. Tickets vary by distance from 5 to 54 cents per mile round trip for short distances and from 5 to 4 cents per mile for long distances, with 4 cents per mile round trip for 200 miles or more. Tickets go on sale August 6 through 9 and are valid until August 15.
The chairmen of the executive committees in counties and districts with popularly chosen committees are asked to report immediately to revise the list for a State convention. W R Lindsay is the State Executive Committee chair. Any county or sub alliance may hire a top lecturer by writing to the chair, with expenses and a small compensation covered. Fraternally.
Parties inviting any officers of the Alliance to make an address are expected to bear expenses. The State Alliance cannot pay expenses for any except when performing regular work. Brethren are asked to note this and arrange matters accordingly. Barnes, Secy-Treas. N. C. F. 3. A
Communication directions list Captain B B Alexander as recipient for executive committee notices to the State Alliance of North Carolina based in Raleigh with W Barnes as secretary treasurer. The notice warns that many persons are overworked and recommends Brown's Iron Bitters to rebuild the system aid digestion remove bile and cure malaria claiming genuineness.
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