Progressive Farmer requests intelligent correspondence for Raleigh edition
The Progressive Farmer invites readers to send intelligent, plain stories and experiences. Payments by money order to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER in Raleigh NC. Include real name and post office. note label date for subscription time. Official organ of the NC Farmers' State Alliance.
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Wall Communications
Raleigh
N.C
Progressive Farmer
NC. Farmers’ State Alliance
Alliance reflections and local political notes in the era
Editorial notes urge renewed Alliance activity and reforms under Gladstone in England. Reports cover a large Wilson County Alliance meeting, New York State organizers for the Alliance, Beavers Dam paper Our Home, Georgia bank legislation, weather favorable to crops, election results affirming Thos. A. Settle, and calls to revive Alliance education and meetings with circulating libraries and neighbor participation.
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Gladstone
England
Rock Ridge Alliance
Wilson County
Savannah
Cotton Exchange
New York State Alliance
Howard F. Jones
Warren County Alliance
Grand Alliance
Messrs. Flake & Green
Beaver Dam
N. C
Georgia
Congress
Trusts and political attacks trigger moral critique
The piece denounces beer trusts profiting $750,000 yearly with Rothschild involvement and a $75,000 salary for the combine president. It criticizes bankers for forming trusts and attacks reports about state alliance delegates and expenses. It warns of moral decline as papers defend political parties regardless of harm to the public.
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Rothschilds
Combine
State Alliance
National Alliance
Kansas
Can It Be Non-Partisan Progressive Farmer Debate
The article argues The Progressive Farmer is often labeled partisan due to alignment with the Alliance platform. It contends the People's Party endorsed their principles willingly and that accusations of partisanship reflect bias, urging readers to discard that prejudice and discuss more charitably.
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Progressive Farmer
People’s Party
Alliance
Small farms need smarter tillage and cooperation
The American Cultivator argues many farmers chase more land, but smaller, better tilled plots with cooperative machinery use offer better prospects. Large farms struggle with costly equipment and debt, while Eastern lands remain valuable if used for labor-intensive crops that suit small operations.
Free Coinage of Silver and the Money Question
An op-ed arguing for free coinage of silver, explaining money's legal value, currency demonetization since 1873, and its broad economic impacts. It warns that reducing money supply raises prices on debts and harms farmers, workers, and real estate via artificial money scarcity.
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Alliance
Supreme Court of Iowa
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Farmers Fail in England Reported by London Correspondent
The London correspondent of the American Agriculturist notes many English farmers are selling assets to pay debts, with widespread bankruptcies. Wheat yields are about 18 percent below average, causing an estimated loss of at least one hundred million dollars. Farmers beg landlords to ease rents as prices for wool and horses remain low.
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England
America
London
American Agriculturist
Monopolies Threaten Agriculture in England and America
The piece warns that monopolizing tendencies harm agriculture in England and America. It laments declining spirits among farmers and calls for urgent steps to remedy these evils lest the nation’s destiny hang by a thread.
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England
Englad
America
Help Butler restoration fund appeal to reform press allies
The message urges alliance members to raise funds to support President Butler and restart his paper. It promises credit for contributions and says funds will be promptly transferred to Bro. Butler. It emphasizes hard times and the need to keep up reform press efforts.
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Butler
Bro. Butler
Government Should Own The Railroads Says Labor Herald
The Labor Herald of Fort Wayne argues that when a railroad fails the government steps in with a receiver and runs it until it improves then returns it to private owners. The writer contends the government could run a good railroad and should own them all.
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Labor Herald
Fort Wayne
No Crawfishing on Tariff Reform Call in Press
The writer urges an uncompromising push for tariff reform, arguing high tariffs blame national ills and that manufacturers could afford drastic cuts. He criticizes cautious voices and demands firm action instead of delay.
Coffee substitute tested and questioned
A reader from Buckner, Missouri, reports testing a coffee berry sample sent by C. E. Yole and finds it unsatisfactory. The bean is identified as the soy bean planted by Raleigh farmers, who could not profit from it, and the writer warns readers against purchasing seed at the advertised price.
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N. C
Ephor
C. E. Yole
Buckner
R. W. Blanchard
Raleigh
Uole
J. W. Denmark
Saving Farm Produce Then and Now
A paper editor recalls a farmer with hundred bushels of peaches rotting under trees and notes dried peaches selling at 20 cents a pound. He argues surplus fruit could have paid for itself if properly dried and saved, urging farmers to preserve crops to ensure prosperity.
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North Carolina
A Sensible View Of It Letter to the Editor
A citizen from Keira North Carolina in 1892 comments on Democratic tensions with the People’s party. He condemns burying and burning in effigy and calls for charity toward opponents. He urges civilized conduct after electoral defeat and mutual respect in politics.
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Keira
N. C
Wilmington Messenger
B.thomas
Great Financier Jay Gould Dies in New York
Jay Gould died at his New York City home at 9:15 Friday morning from pulmonary consumption. Born in Roxbury New York, he began as a land surveyor and built wealth in tanning, lumber, and railroads. He owned extensive railroad and telegraph interests and could sway markets with a move. Relatives were present, and the death was peaceful. A separate notice from Evening Star Alliance reports growth to 40 male and 15 female members and the death of member M A Phelps from pneumonia.
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Jay Gould
New York City
Roxbury
N. Y
New York
Erie Railroad
Bro. D. D. Barnes
Evening Star Alliance
Washington County
Alliance
Bro. M.A. Phelps
How Many Bushels
The State Chronicle exposes a questioner seeking to portray Alliance headquarters as corrupt. It defends the State Business Agency costing about 3700 dollars annually, arguing it handles four to five hundred thousand dollars in annual business and offers greater benefits than similar state concerns.
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State Chronicle
Alliance
State Business Agency
North Carolina
State Alliance Business Agency
Questioner
Poverty and Franchise Debate Cited by Reform Advocate
The Spirit of Reform branding vote buying in the recent election as driven by hunger and oppression. It argues that immediate need persuades voters to accept bribes and that large campaign funds indicate an oppressed populace. It claims money for franchised votes aids laboring people in cities.
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Spirit of
Reform
New York State Alliance
Mortgage Saga Highlights Long Running Debt
The Rural New Yorker recounts an 83 year mortgage on a farm showing farmers repeatedly paying high interest. Small adjustments in budgeting and planning can lift heavy burdens and improve the farmer's prospects. It emphasizes resilience and better financial habits among rural households.
Foreclosure Case in Saratoga County and a Memorial Tribute
The document discusses a foreclosure in Saratoga County where a mortgage of 180 years totals nearly six times the face value, forcing the owner to pay interest for decades and threatening either the farm or the home energy. It also includes a tribute to Col. Polk delivered at a Memorial meeting in Memphis, lauding him as a patriot and Alliance leader with a future-oriented vision for the country.
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Saratoga County
Marion Butler Praises Polk At Memphis Memorial Meeting
In a speech at the Polk Memorial gathering in Memphis, Marion Butler of North Carolina praised L. L. Polk as a devout Christian and defender of the downtrodden. Butler described Polk as the people’s champion who stood for reform, unity between town and country, and good government, despite past fears from critics.
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Polk
Memphis
Marion Butler
North Carving
Tne
Col. Julk
Providence
L. L. Polk
Mason and Dixon’s
Climatology of North Carolina Weather Records
A historical summary of a publication detailing North Carolina climate data from earliest times to the 19th century. It notes records from 1520 and the compilation of observations across seventy counties, with mean annual temperature and precipitation figures and a history of the Weather Service in the United States.
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Pullia
Caroll
Oo Hill
Card
Saras Grees
Sin Weather Service
Norte
North Carolina
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