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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1897
Page
6
A humorous dialogue about New Year resolutions in 1897, featuring a man seeking to avoid running for office. He jokes with his wife Betsy and editor about promised abstentions and political tweaks, fearing divorce or legislative relief as New Year tensions rise.
New advertisements from THE PROGRESSIVE Farmer feature Poultry O by C Shoemaker Freeport Ti Seed Plantations J W Hall Marion Station Md Harrows Roderick Lean Mfg Co Manafield O Mastiff Plows Mitchell Eizemore Aulander Nc Seede David Landreth Sons Philadelphia Pa Canvassers Wanted The McGraw Corset Co McGrawville NY mention THE PROGRESSIVE Farmer.
In a December 1896 letter to The Progressive Farmer at Merry Bitt North Carolina G W Coss Sr asks that a money order be added to his subscription which expires January 1 1897. He praises the paper as best edited and asks the editors to monitor the upcoming legislature and party defectors, urging support for Dockery over a gold standard candidate and expressing Populist reform beliefs. He warns of traitors and stresses a wary view of future national prospects.
President M. L. Patel of the Georgia Farmers Alliance urges forming a cooperative to curb trusts by producing essential goods such as cotton ties. He argues producers, not middlemen, bear costs and advocates shares at $5 to fund a cotton ties production, inviting pledges from farmers across Georgia.
A Cumberland County letter discusses supporting The Progressive Farmer with a subscription and describes a "one dollar plan" to build a shoe factory, projecting costs and potential profits. The note includes acknowledgments, corrections, and receipts for factory funds, plus announcements of political candidates Bryan Tyson and J Z Green seeking legislative roles in 1896.
A 1897 message from W. Barnes Secretary-Treasurer of the North Carolina Fraternal Society to county secretaries. It notes the semi annual password was sent only to those who reported last quarter and urges prompt reports for first quarter 1897 to meet current expenses. Dated Hillsboro January 1 1897.
A notice from W A Moore secretary Concord Alliance Magnolia N C dated December 31 1896 asks delegates arriving by rail for the County Alliance meeting at Duplin to notify Magnolia for transport to the meeting place. Public notices advertise Brown's Bronchial Troches as voice clearers used by speakers and singers worldwide.
In a brief exchange from Spare Moments, a fashionable Miss rejects a proposed token of friendship when a suitor presents flowers on the table, prompting a witty refusal about a new tonnet. The light social vignette captures period manners and wit.
Norfolk and Chattanooga line services run daily from Raleigh to Chattanooga via Salisbury Morganton Asheville Hot Springs and Knoxville with connections at Durham Greensboro Selma and Charlotte. Sleeper cars to Atlanta Jacksonville Augusta and additional express and local trains link Goldsboro Wilmington Fayetteville Raleigh and Greensboro notices. Includes schedules for Limited Express Local and Sleeping Car services with several connections and dual daily routes.
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