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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1892
Page
7
Dear Baurares the relief plan adopted at Greensboro does not cover losses incurred before joining the Relief Association. The full amount for all males in good standing must be sent for the Sub to join. Names of Subs need not be sent. notify me directly via Sub Secretary and a voucher will follow. Dues should be sent by starting as soon as possible.
In Iredell and Stanly counties marriages are reported including Wade Lazenby weds Minton Cody and John Treece with Eva Hartsell. A Rowan ceremony united J W Glover and Ellen Julian by Rev C B King on the 11th. Des Moines also notes Harry Denny wed Ruth Weaver. Other ties include A G Bond and Mary Smith of Durham, B Lewis of Milton and Maggie Watkins of Durham, J W Wiseman of Davie and Ellen Conrad, Louis Davis and Mattie Phillips at Carthage, and T J Barkley to Ida Bell Morrison in Statesville with Rev J F Pressly presiding.
Obituaries list a sequence of deaths across Durham Oxford Reidsville Mayhew Iredell Chatham Rocky Mount Raleigh Birmingham Nash Richmond Onslow Wilkins Ridgeway Forsyth and other localities with ages and affiliations noted. Included are Alliance members and officers from Johnston Nash Wake counties plus upcoming county alliance meetings and reminders for sub secretaries and delegates in January 1893. The piece closes with brief hunting report from Stone's Bay and a note on theWake County Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union meeting plans.
A historical notice from a state agency discusses publishing cooperative trade communications. Readers are urged to send ideas and improvements, with letters about machinery, salable goods, and logistics from Alliance sources in North Carolina. Correspondence includes machine feedback and shipping requests from Goshen Alliance and members in Wilmington and Mecklenburg County.
Garden seed notes urge careful selection and warn against commission seed as often old stock. Emphasizes soil quality, manure, and proper cultivation as foundations for a good garden. Offers 20 percent savings on orders with seed shipments available anytime. Dated Raleigh North Carolina December 7 1892. Also includes a lodge message urging Alliance support and requesting blanks to complete a bond.
A vintage ad touts the Improved High Arm Alliance Sewing Machine as the best value with light operation and many features. It backs a ten year guarantee on steel parts, offers a ten day trial with refund, and cites testimonials from Raleigh and other customers about superior performance compared with cheaper brands.
A promotional notice for a machine identical to a prior model, with full attachments, offered by J. J. Dunn secretary treasurer of Wake County Alliance. Delivered freight prepaid to any North Carolina railroad station, inviting a no cost trial. W. H. Worrs, 8. B. A.
The Alliance urges members to protect Alliance credit and to inspect farm bells and sewing machines before accepting delivery. If goods are not in perfect order at the depot, refuse them. W. H. Wort, 8. B. A.
A message urges brethren to order from a single origin to save freight and simplify billing. It explains three-brand orders from Philadelphia, Richmond, or Raleigh could be consolidated into one shipment, reducing postage by eight cents and avoiding multiple bills. If preferred, specific brands can be honored, but single-source ordering is favored.
Progressive Farmer notes coffee quotations are rising and still climbing. Orders filled at the lowest price on the day the wholesale dealer or manufacturer receives the order.
Christmas goods are advertised with an early order appeal for timely delivery. Prices listed include plain candy from Raleigh with 56 to 100 pounds, 6 percent. French mixed candy in 30 pound portions. Jap cocoa in 5 pound boxes. penny goods per box. raisins at Philadelphia prices. Valentine and other nuts at wholesale market rates.
Raeien North Carolina December 17 1892 notices offer plain shipping directions and bonds for 30 day terms. It lists fertilizer price adjustments and various fertilizer grades with payment terms for sub-alliance agents in the state.
A dense list of commodities appears with various brands and weights. Items include coffee, flour, tobacco, sugar, molasses, spices, starch, cheese, and canned goods alongside hardware, sewing machines, and farming tools. Multiple North Carolina locales such as Raleigh Greensboro and Durham are cited with prices and shipment terms scattered throughout.
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