The Terrors of War and the Causes
An editorial explodes rumors of wealthy plots to trigger wars to stifle labor unrest and preserve plutocracy. It cites the New York Herald on Europe, warns of rising militarism, and urges voters to act at the ballot box to curb wealth-driven conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Juny Gould
America
New York Herald
Europe
Russia
Herald
Rus
Austria
Germany
Ural Range
Figures At The N C Experiment Station And Watch The Label
A long item discusses figs distributed by the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. It notes recipients should mail for names, offers large one year old plants and cuttings to North Carolina readers who sent 10 cents for postage. Instructions cover planting, soil, and winter protection, with a reminder to report outcomes to the station. Also included is a call to watch the newspaper label and renew subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Farmer
Terre Haute
Indiana
United States
Congress
N.C
North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station
Roper
North Carolina
W. &. Massey Horticulturist
N. C
Two Parties and the Jeffersonian Legacy in Day's Debate
A fragment from a 19th century editorial contrasts Jefferson Lincoln and other leaders with modern party platforms. It cites Jackson Chase Calhoun and Lincoln quotations on banks and money power, rails at corruption and warns against monarchy. The piece notes Alliance meetings and praise for Bro. Bell, urging continued pursuit of reform by the toiling masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
National Bank
United States
P. Morton
Thomas Jefferson
Salmon P. Chase
Abraham Lincoln
Aoital
John
Calhoun
Abrahan Lincoln
Americin
Ube
Bro. Bell
J. G. H. Mitcrell
Old War Horses Praise Bygone Reform Pioneers
The Southern Mercury extols aging reform workers as brave pioneers who built the reform army for a higher benevolent era. It predicts future fame for their deeds and condemns current slander, asserting the reform movement’s justice will prevail despite insults from adversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Mercury
Alliance
Letter from Stokes Farmers Alliance Meeting
In Stokes County North Carolina Bro J S Bell spoke to about 2000 at a Dillard Alliance event on the 16th despite cloudy raw weather. County Lecturer Dr A J Pringle followed with a timely address and Haw Pond Alliance Band provided music as a large dinner was served to the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smillarp, Stokes Co
N.C
Old Stokes
Alliance
J. S Bell
Farmers’ Alliance
Dillard Alliance
A. J. Pringle
Haw Pond Farmers’ Alliance
Erd
Bng
Nonsense quotes and party rhetoric fill late 19th century clipping
A compilation of quotations from workers, reformers, and political pamphlets criticizing money power, wage labor, and party fusion. It references Ben Franklin, Knights of Labor Journal, People’s Party, Democrats and Republicans, and calls for economic reform, with scattered notes on juries, tariffs, and emancipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Knights of Labor Journal
People’s Party
Barlow County
Reform Press
Anderson County
Kansas
Aldnance Farmer
Lyons Mungle
Citizens’ Alloence of
Lincoln
Lawecol
Polk
Treasury
Ariane
Lia
Georgia
Darien Gazette
Dick Grubb
Porter
Great West
South
Swindell's Racket Store Proclaims Big Prices in Raleigh
Farmers could have plenty of money, with cotton at 20 cents a pound and potatoes at two dollars a bushel, but Swindell's claims that money buys twice as much in dry goods, shoes, and hats there. The long Raleigh shop on Fayetteville Street offers a wide array of needed goods from D. T. ScrInpDELL, Norris' & Carter's old stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swindell
D. T. Scrinpdell
Norris’ & Carter
Fayetteville Street
Raleigh
N. C
Pleasant Hill Alliance Contributions and France Miners Strike
Community letter from Joys Co North Carolina notes about Pleasant Will Alliance members numbering 65 to 70 meeting twice monthly to support alliance aims and list several contributions dated 1884 to 1891. A second item reports a major miners strike in France with clashes between strikers engineers and soldiers, arrests, and a stand against factory coal supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Turner
G. Wilborn
Middle Creek Alliance
Hertford County
J. B. Blaley
J. Hl. Bishop
Oguslow County
Brady
Rice
L Abernethy
Rutherford College
JM. Foy
Gold Hill Alliance
Turner Maple Iivove Alliance
Bro. J. Whaley
Dogwood Alliance
Paris
Lela
Department
Pas de Cabus
Cheheap Farms and Ranches for sale in Texas
Real estate notice for Cheheap Farms and ranches in Texas. Advertises pleasant climate and rich soil with bargains and easy terms. Directs readers to write for particulars to J. F. Wellington Jr. at 1671 Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
J. F. Wellington, Jr
Fort Worth
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Col. Polk
Washington Post
Indianapolis
Col. L. L. Polk
National
National Farmers’ Alliance
Ocala
Alfianes
Tve
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Harrison
Wall Street
Bro. W. Nf. Worth
Stokes
Dream of the Reform Press
Harress
Hwless
Pleasant Hill Alliance
Becosta
Pro Live
J.N
France
Notice
Nash CO
Alliancem
Ein
Bro
L. A. Loyd
Navi New Home
Atlantic
Joyners
the Dortches
Red Oak
U Beaver Dam
Theocky Mount
Nion Hill
H. Bates
Sec
Ailiane
WS. Bates
Sec’y
NLC
W. N. Seawell
Brassfield
Caroline Page
Bro. Wane
Garrad
Markland Alliance
Durham County
Mic
W.S. Barnses
Sec’y-Treas
N.C. FS A
J. F. Brinso
Itt Co
Greenville
Deett Martin
Williamston Chowan
Washington
Edenton
Plymouth
Grates Gatesville
Hertford
Winton
Perquimans
Elizabeth City
Camden
Beaufort Washington
J. S. Bell
Otho Wilson
Te Agency
Bro. Brinson
Cameron
D. Moore
Winder
Lenm Springs
Crwley
Cedar Springs
Betiteheny
N. Frienashiysy
Cedar Grove
Mt Meteod
Jackson ” I Mine Ridge
James Ceek
Greenwood
Dan
J. A. McLeop
Moore
WAL & I. C
Cheheap Farms
Tar Progressive Farmer
Raleigh, N. C
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