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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1896
Page
2
A speaker stands behind a curtain at sunset, describing shadows on the track and a dark river valley. The scene hints at mingling with its waters and casting a lingering look at a country approaching governance.
The article urges rapid county meeting reports and renewed alliance activity, warns of an internal struggle, and cautions about disease risk from greenbacks. It critiques Wall Street politics, recalls President Cleveland bond issues, and cites a subscriber who returned to read the Progressive Farmer for varied weekly content.
A Kennebec party fishing on Damariscotta Lake Me lost a gold watch when it snagged the watch-guard and went overboard. About an hour later a 7 pound bass was caught a quarter mile away, opened to reveal the watch still ticking.
The 1895 Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 219 NC newspapers in 1894, with Raleigh leading at 23. Most papers are no longer mere party organs. many are permanent businesses requiring subscriptions and sound management to sustain. The piece laments past frivolity and urges readers to value and fund quality local journalism.
The New York Sun accuses Cleveland and his Treasury secretary of gold bond fraud. It compares their price, commission, and sale tactics to 1879 Sherman policies, arguing the coin requirement misleads the public and that redemption funds come from gold elsewhere. The piece labels the plan unpatriotic and misleading.
The piece lauds Senator Butler for challenging old line party leaders after arriving in Washington. It recalls initial underestimation by critics, notes his firm defense against Harris, and claims Washington press and even the Post credited his impactful retort. Readers are invited to view his speech on the fourth page.
A New York dispatch reports the J. Pierpont Morgan syndicate plans to bid for the entire 100 million dollar 4 percent bonds offered by the Treasury on February 5. Morgan expects to win all, paying principal and premium in gold plus gold equal to one third of the issue for greenbacks. The government gold reserve would rise, with surplus protection.
The author argues for planting black walnuts on modest land as a path to lasting wealth. Walnut lumber demand is high and secure, with trees growing slowly but land increasing in value yearly. North Carolina soils suit walnut and other nuts, including English walnuts and pecans, with markets already showing good demand for scaly bark hickory nuts.
The Ottawa dispatch notes 1894 real estate mortgages at 115.8 million and total loans at 121 million, up sharply from 1893. Since 1878 total loans climbed over 350 percent, prompting warnings that heavy mortgaging harms debtors and calls to restore gold and silver coinage.
The bulletin by the Division of Forestry United States Department of Agriculture summarizes wood properties and American timbers. Filibert Roth led investigations in timber physics while Prof. B E Fernow endorsed the work as experiment based and aimed at aiding engineers architects carpenters and lumbermen.
A detailed bulletin outlines wood structure, grain, color, weight, shrinkage, strength, composition, durability, and decay. It explains how weight and strength relate to trunk position, age, growth conditions, and moisture. It covers seasoning, uses like dry distillation and cellulose, and fuel value. A scientific key for identifying woods via cross-section features is included.
In Wake County Superior Court a jury found Satterfield guilty only of negligence in the fraudulent enrollment of the mortgage assignment act. The editorial blames Democrats for the scheme, claims fraud and political manipulation, and asserts the party is a noncapitalized crime enterprise. Brown’s trial continues as indignation runs high.
An exchange column recounts a preacher and friend debating the meaning of an upsettin sin during a religious gathering. The dialogue centers on preserving brethren from intoxication while a follow up line critiques government waste of public wealth for gold.
The piece notes improved typography and quality of several papers including the Southern Mercury in Dallas and the Topeka Advocate, urges liberal support, and mentions Walter Clark’s Mexico trip for a series on the silver question for the Arena. It also states the Arena price drop from five dollars to three per year.
Senator H. W. Norris of War visited and names a county Alliance delegate after witnessing the Brown-Satterfield trial. Hon. Z W. Walser, Speaker of the House, was in town. Sheriff R. T. Karnoodle of Alamamos County paid state taxes and presented 12 724.41 to the Stagg Treasurer. An eight year old Tarboro boy contributes a verse titled A New Santa Claus published on page five.
A collage of opinion pieces and satirical snippets attacking Cleveland bond issues and bankers. It includes editorials and quotes from the People's Advocate Southern Mercury Industrial Herald and others urging vigilance against debt and celebrating farmer alliances.
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