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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1896
Page
2
Editorial notes mock Congress Christmas moods and Tribune style, praising C Dana and Weyler while attacking free passes for public officers and government telegraph costs. It notes wheat and terrapins prices, Cleveland’s possible Princeton chair, and ribbing the Western Union telegraph rates. Historic jabber blends politics and satire with local press humor.
Monmouth township in Warren County Illinois launches brick road experiments after four years of macadam. Brick paving is praised for smoothness and durability, with Raleigh cited for curb to curb brick street. Advocates argue home materials and labor ensure profitable investment and urge broader adoption statewide.
Ten of eleven electors gathered in the city last Tuesday to choose a President. Five were Populists, four Democrats, one silver partyite. A conflict between state and federal election law delays the vote until the second Monday in January. Dr Tyre York of Wilkes County was absent, perhaps delayed by bad weather while en route between Trap Hill and Raleigh.
The National Grange met in Washington DC and issued a report on railroad transportation reforms. It notes the vast railway system, the impact of rates on producers and communities, and calls for more efficient public control and fair charges as vital to industry and trade.
The passage argues that railway management harms national prosperity by obstructive practices and abuses. It cites 1895 data: 75 of 1,965 railways controlled most mileage and traffic, with 1.1 billion revenue and 0.5 billion net income amid a downturn. It urges Congress to act to prevent wrecking and ensure public interests.
State Treasurer Worth reports the treasury and state banks total resources and liabilities at 19.96 million with a bonded debt of 6.08 million. State income from railroad stock ranges 180k to 210k over lease terms, while 3.36 million in new bonds were issued under the Compromise Act. The set deadline to complete the new debt is January 1, 1897, with investments in railroad stocks and new 4 percent bonds plus education bonds totaling substantial figures.
The piece notes editors must produce fresh content daily and weekly, delivering unique sermons and speeches to different audiences. It stresses the need for constant effort, ample resources, and relentless grinding to maintain novelty across all departments.
A dry goods store cartoon panel features a bank teller and General Weyler with humorous captions about crowd panics and a three month ultimatum. The dialogue includes a deposit rush to withdraw funds, a cashier fleeing with cash to Canada, Weyler threatening action, and a fusion populist quip about fools. The jokes hinge on current events and political figures in a satirical, period voice.
A call to rally behind a reform wave led by names such as Thos. E Watson and W. L Peek urging unity across occupations and beliefs. It criticizes middle of the road populists, fusionists, socialists, and traitors, urging preservation of a straight, uninterrupted path to victory.
A survey of electrotherapy advances mentions d Arsonval's experiments on diabetes gout rheumatism obesity and related ailments. It describes autoinduction or electrication a haute frequence as a simple method to strengthen nutritive organs, with benefits including improved sleep and relief from pains.
A scatter of political jabs and quips from multiple papers including Advance Guard and Farmers' Tribune. Snippets lampoon Kinley, Bryan, Tom Watson, and Populists, critique plutocracy, and mock farm prices with era voice and regional references.
In a New York article, evangelist Moody says he would prefer William Jennings Bryan preaching daily at Trinity Church to the White House. Moody argues Bryan is a godly Christian and would do more good preaching Christ than occupying the Presidency, a notion that shocks and unsettles New Yorkers.
Lincoln Democrat notes Mr. R. 8. 5115 of Beaver Dam near Crouse has crops of apples on three different trees in one year. He gathered a good portion of apples from these trees, blooms appeared early, and another crop followed. He showed 570 fruits and blossoms.
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