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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1897
Page
2
A garbled 1890 fragment describes standing behind a curtain and shadows on a track, gazing toward a dark valley and river. It includes a political line about government by and for the people attributed to I. L. Polke with unclear context.
A column discusses Populist caucus moves to table bolters and threats of retaliation by constituents. It notes Ivey's seventh page article on Guano and comments on civil discourse, then references a Green Level News pencil publication from Ewing NC. Also mentions a Monetary Reform convention in Indianapolis and Wake Forest College events with civic remarks.
The legislature debated the senatorial election with Pritchard one vote short of a majority. A joint vote produced 88 Republicans for Pritchard, 42 Paulists and 1 Democrat for De Cyrus Thompson, and 33 Democrats for Doughton. Populists denounced the tactics, pledged to cooperate with Republicans only if rivals were dropped, and warned of consequences for party unity.
The piece rails at Harry Skinner as the Populist candidate chosen by a rival party. It mocks Skinner as a figurehead who will unite bolters under Hanna McKinley and predicts his ultimate retreat into Hanna’s camp amid wider political betrayals.
The piece argues that many of the 15 236 commercial failures last year were not unsound ventures and questions the claim that most of the 45 000 failures over three years were due to bad management. It notes a continuing epidemic of about 400 failures weekly and cites December end statistics as the record.
A New York Times article warns of the problem of drug store keepers substituting inferior preparations for genuine goods in original packages. It argues that only merit behind a product sustains large, profitable sales and that advertisers rely on consistent retail demand.
The article warns that many drug manufacturers push imitation medicines, sold under local druggists labels, risking adulterated products. It urges buyers to favor established brands with years of proven results even if slightly pricier, to avoid inferior substitutes and hidden fees.
Savannabeh News states Mr Watson is not duplicitous and opposes political trimming. He likely favors Marion Butler's defeat in North Carolina but will not compromise his stance to block that outcome.
The piece rails at toadyism in North Carolina politics. It notes an enemy of the State who sought power and was welcomed by high society after election. It mocks the Governor’s reception, the Capital Club ties, and the implied obligation to the elite, warning against snobbery and patronage.
The letter urges government takeover of telegraph services, arguing Western Union earns 40 percent surplus and high charges. It cites Britain’s postal telegraph and calls on readers to lobby senators and congressmen to pass bills for a postal telegraph in both houses.
A dialogue featuring Tutor George Harry and others discusses McCulloch’s report on funding wartime currency with bonds to destroy paper money. It covers reasons for redemption, speculative deficits, and the claim that currency destruction harmed the nation. The exchange cites figures from 1865 to 1868 and compares debt to Biblical letters.
Readers across multiple counties renew or join The Progressive Farmer with thanks and praise. Names include Jonas P wour Gaston Martin Tucker Lesoir Hamrick Jordan Guilford Miller Farrand Oshton Halifax Holder Forsyth Green Severs Satten Strickland Richardeon Neal Reep O Rimer Leggett Burne Ivey Sewell Bryan White Deming and others. The column notes loyalty and support for the paper.
Invitations announce the marriage of J WayLand Jones of this city to Miss Fannie W Giddens of Goldsboro on the 27th at the Giddens residence. Dr Julius Faison and Mrs Faison invite to Laura Faison’s marriage to Fred Walters on February 3 at First Baptist Church. Both couples are well known locally and statewide.
A reader recalls foreseeing Bryan's win and plans to celebrate with a red cornhouse and tar stored for 1900. The tale shifts to poultry tales with two hens hatching sixteen and one chicks and a goldbug chick preferring warmth over feeding as the author travels campaigning for Bryan.
A farmer recalls chickens crowing in the hen house on November 3 as a sign he believed pointed to William McKinley’s elect in 1900, while neighbors heard the racket and the scene is tied to political chatter about gold and crops. Solon Chase Lewiston Journal quotation.
This excerpt instructs on dyeing and treating straw hats. It describes using logwood chips and soft water, simmering hats for thirty minutes, adding a bean-sized copper amount, returning hats, simmering twenty minutes, lifting to vent air, rinsing in cold water, and drying in shade before finishing with heat glue and blocking as usual.
A roundup of editorial quips and notes from various papers including Farmers' Tribune Des Moines Iowa. Orange Virginia Observer. Dakota Ruralist. Progressive Home. Brockton Mass Diamond Ottawa Kan Journal Council Grove Kan Courier Southern Mercury Dallas Texas Grange Advocate and Tulare Valley Cal. The snippets touch on tariffs bank credibility tax talk and social commentary with humorous lines about Aunt Sam the brick plan and untidy housekeepers.
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