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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1896
Page
6
A dialogue critiques a proposed nationwide bond sale labeled a popular loan. Critics argue it hides a syndicate tactic and risks debt, while supporters claim it broadens access. The piece urges Alliance organization and active participation, praising its educational, social, and cooperative aims for farmers, urging more Sub Alliances to form.
Mr. J H Gill of Raleigh N C offers Alliancemen plows and plow castings at factory prices because he makes them himself. Buying direct saves the middleman margin. We know Gill personally and vouch for his promises. write for prices and mention The Progressive Farmer. Pay up your subscription today. Tomorrow will not do.
The Omaha city treasurer is $120,000 behind in his accounts, with the note that he favors honest money. Several firms across the country have filed assignments or disappeared, including Morton C. Stout in Baltimore, Morris Fass in Norfolk, Bartley Johnson & Co. in Louisville, Hofter & Co. in Temple, Benjamin Johnson in Philadelphia, and John B. Bones & Co. in Augusta, reflecting widespread financial distress and unsettled liabilities.
The framers and the people resist both proposals, deeming the popular loan unlikely to attract small investors. Those who hoard gold will not part with three percent, as the effort to accumulate wealth faces risks. Fairy tale stockings of gold exist only at the peril of starvation or robbery.
A long column promotes advertising to revive business, highlights T. W. Wood & Sons seed catalogue for farm and garden in 1896, and bills Poultry Almanac and Reliable Incubator catalogue. It also notes East Carolina Fish and Industrial Association fair, and critiques political events and literature while urging reader action and material purchases.
Editorial note urges a practical plan to collect back payments from subscribers through 1897 with a $500 reward for the best method. It contrasts subscription pressure with political debates about the Monroe doctrine and U S financial policy, citing Mr Perry Belmont and President Cleveland. The piece argues public sacrifice for national principles over fiscal plans.
A remarkable live beetle entombed in iron ore was found deep in the Longfellow mine at Clifton Arizona. The creature, once owned by Z T White now in El Paso Texas, is described as a world historic entomological specimen. Sudden weather shifts blamed for bronchial troubles, with Brown's Bronchial Troches offered for relief.
The paper highlights a North American corn yield contest offering 500 dollars in prizes plus seed value for the largest corn crop on one acre. Readers are urged to contact the Iowa Seed Co in Des Moines for full contest details and a free illustrated seeds catalogue, mentioning this paper.
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