Progressive Farmer subscription and contributor requests
The Progressive Farmer advertises subscription offers and asks for intelligent county correspondents to publish factual value driven experiences. It notes official status as the Farmers State Alliance organ and invites readers to mention where they saw the ad and to sign messages with their name. The page includes a quotation from L. L. Polk and a note about the label indicating remaining time.
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The
Progressive Farmer
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
National Alliance notes and editorial urges
Editorial notes from North Carolina outline Alliance meetings at Tarboro and Raleigh, praise progress, and urge Sub Alliances to boost membership and funding. Mentions J. W. Wilson, T. W. Mason, E. C. Beddingfield as railroad commissioners and references Kansas and Chicago populist activities. Calls for aid to suffering farmers and praises Civil Government in NC and the United States.
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Ejigecombe County Alliance
Tarboro
Atlla
China
Pou
Progressive Farmer
Messrs. J. W. Wilson
T. W. Mason
E. C. Beddingfield
Raleigh
Alabama
J. P. Easterly
Manhattan
Kan
Republic
Easterly
Chicago
Henry D. Lloyd
State Farmers’ Alliance of Kansas
Topeka
Kansas
Remember Your Demands for Financial Reform
A call to Alliancemen to unite for broad financial reforms including government issued money at low interest. It argues silver is only part of the issue, condemns banking elites, and urges voters to back any party promising direct money from government. The speaker recalls Progressive Farmer warnings and questions tariff focus.
Help Our Neighbors Move to Aid Nebraska Counties
Nebraska counties face deplorable conditions with many lacking food fuel and money Organized efforts are under way The northeast is sending money and clothing Ten carloads of provisions will be forwarded from Atlanta on the 15th Railroads offer free transport North Carolina urged to respond swiftly by contributing and assisting needy residents.
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Nebraska
North East
Atlanta
North Carolina
Fools Not All Dead in North Carolina Politics
The Charlotte News reports a plan to sidetrack Marion Butler in the coming Legislature. A prominent North Carolinian warns of a scheme to provoke a Senate deadlock between Republicans and Populists, aiming to elect two Republican Senators and weaken Democratic unity. The piece condemns the Democratic leaders and calls the goldbug faction the biggest fools, while noting incoming legislators may bring capable, confident representation.
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Charlotte News
Marion Butler
Washington Post
North Carolina
United States
Ransom
Jarvis
Commissioner of Industries proposal for reform in state government
The author urges wholesale reform of public expenditures and a possible consolidation under a Commissioner of Industries. The idea envisions unifying Agriculture, Railroad, Labor, and Geological divisions under a single ex officio council member, with the Experiment Station at A. & College supervised by the Chemistry professor and student involvement in fertilizer analysis. The note seeks reader response.
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Agricultural Department
Railroad Commission
Labor Bureau
Geological Work
Council of State
A. & College
Pigs and silver coinage as farm boosters
A farmer reports selling 64 dollars worth of pigs from one sow in a year with pigs at 2 dollars and a sow valued at 20 dollars. The article argues pork profits exceed cotton or wheat, urging more farmers to raise pigs, start small, and consider silver coinage to boost farm prices and circulation.
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Poland
China
Tarheel Poetry and North Carolina Writers
The piece praises local poets EN Stout of Greensboro Chas B Davis and A B Gwynn for their verse and notes the value of supporting young writers The Progressive Farmer backs nurturing talent to help new authors gain recognition and broad publicity in the state
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North Carolina
EN. Stout
Greensboro
Chas. B. Davis
A. B Gwynn
W.W. D. Howells
Byron
Holmes and Whittier
Ever lastingly at it shoe factory fund appeal
A call for immediate contributions to a shoe factory fund with urgency and repeated questions about what readers have done, are doing, or will do. The appeal notes an option period until February 1 and urges County Alliances to read and report back on progress.
The Public Debt Opinion in the Nation
The Atlanta Daily Press laments citizens neglect the public debt. It argues that government and citizens are interconnected and that everyone owes the debt, unless a few can buy and hold portions against others. It warns that responsible payment falls on all, not just the rich.
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Atlanta Daily Press
Grover Cleveland
Debt and bondholders shape the public burden
A critical critique argues that bondholders profit from public debt, shifting costs from the wealthy to the less affluent, calling the system a tool of Democratic bosses. The piece highlights Cooper's Tobacco Warehouse as a major advertiser, praising printers ink and proposing space in The Progressive Farmer to reach tobacco farmers across the state.
Sound bites and satirical quips from early papers
A collage of editorials and humorous quips from various papers including the Denver News Danville Register Atlanta Constitution Indianapolis Journal Savannah Press Roanoke World Atlanta Constitution Augusta Chronicle Norfolk Virginian. Topics range from politics and crime to weddings and daily life.
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Denver News
Danville Register
Washington Post
Atlanta Constitution
John Burns
Chicago
Hell
New York
Baltimore Herald
Indianapolis Journal
Savannah Press
Canada
Sam
Roanoke World
County officials and candidates visit city sites
Sheriff Jenkins of Chatham County and D Y Cooper, a Handerson tobacco dealer, were in the city Thursday. Jos F McLean of Rowan County, a Senate Door Keeper candidate, and John R Hancock of Greensboro, former Sergeant-at-Arms of the State Alliance, also toured the city as potential officeholders.
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Sheriff Jenkins
Chatham County
D. Y. Cooper
Handerson
Jos. F. McLean
Rowan County
Senate
McLean
John R. Hancock
Greensboro
Hancock
State Alliance
The Party Collar and Alliance Demands
The Alliance urges members to join any party that advances public demands, expose demagogues and corporations, and keep the Alliance intact to pressure parties to fulfill promises. It condemns prejudice and notes hate from demagogues and Shylock figures who fear its exposure of rascality.
Money and the value of coins and money as a medium
The article argues that money is the medium of exchange backed by the sovereign power behind coins and bank notes. It explains that money's value comes from demand, supply, and the ability to compel payment, with prices rising or falling as circulating money expands or contracts relative to population and business. It contrasts intrinsic value with purchasing power and uses examples from cotton and labor costs to illustrate how money’s value hinges on supply and demand.
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L. L. Polk
J.L. Ramsey
J.W. Denmark
Etsis
Raleigh, N.C
Ess MaSaq'r
Seatnert
Raleigh, N
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National Alliance
Alliance
Plutocracy
Hal W. Ayer
W.S. Barnes
Tuz Progressive Farmer
Reform Press
Sub Alliance
New York Board of Trade
Ple
W. B. Kendrick
S. M. Finger
University Publishing Company
N. Y
Cooper
Henderson
Progressive Ae
Cleveland
South Carolina
Dana
Indiana
Augusta Chronicle
Norfolk
Virginian
W.H Kitchen
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