Funny letter mocks seed schemes and farm dreams in Congress
Representative Pickler read a comical missive from James Wells of Britton Michigan or South Dakota? listing absurd seed requests from seventy day corn to elephant eggs and dongolas as satire. The piece closes with Jam es Murdock urging economic reforms amid farm and tariff debates and calls for subtreasury and postal banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickler
South Dakota
James Wells
Britton
D. D
Wells
Morton
Washington Post
Panic of 1893 and the debt crisis in the United States
A speaker argues prosperity depends on freeing money from centers and debt. He notes the nation faces fifteen billion dollars in debt with heavy interest draining trade and value. He claims gold financiers concentrate money, mortgage the best property, and depress prices, urging a mechanism to push money back into circulation to restore prosperity.
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Europe
United States
JamEs Murdock
Epior
Interet
Peagle
N. A. Dunning
National Watchman Coo
Washington, D. C
Gatling guns and the drift toward despotism
A Chicago letter condemns threats of gatling guns and bayonets in labor disputes. It argues foreign or American miners deserve protection and warns that treating human life as cheap leads to despotism, calling for strict law obedience and civil restraint.
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Chicago
Republic
Farmers’ Voice
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
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Michigan
Secretary of Agricultural
Eprron
T. A. Slocum
M.C
Pearl Street
New York
Snyarle
Empire Mfg. Co
Quincy, Ill
Alliance Carriage CO
Cincinnati
Leaksville Woollen Mills
Leaksville, N. C
Leaksville
Eastern Tobacco Warehouse
Ohho & Joye
Greenville
N. C
Raleigh, .C
O. L. Joyner
NES Bros
Raleigh
Express Animation
the National Mfg. & Importing CO
Dearborn Street
Caicaco, Ilt
E. C. West
West
Bs . Y. MacRae
Thomas H. Briggs & Sons
Raleigh, N. C
Harrison
Mill Bridge
N.C
Ars
Fis
Berwanger Bros
Paha
North Carolina
Berwanger’s
Sea E
Tech of
Rataign, Ny
Darnell & Thomas
Fayetteville St
E Fougera & CO
North
William St
T.H Murray
Farquhar
B. Farquhar Co., Ltd
York
D. W. C. Harris
Raleigh, N.C
Creamery and Dairy
Waterloo
Iowa
Creamery, Dairy and Cheese Factory
Southern Cultivator
Great Farm, Industrial and Stock Journal of the South
Southern
Cultivator Publishing CO
Box
Atlanta
Watson
Phila
National Watchman
National Watchman Co
Dakota Ruralist
Northwest
Ucks
National Epee Alliance and Industrial Union
J. R. Lowe
South Dakota Alliance
America
Lester C. Houpparp
Cashie Donnelly
Rice Mills
Port Mystery
B. F. Heusts
Detroit Mews
Taz Progressiv
Farmer
Einareks
Iwest
Raleigh N.C
NB. Cobb
U.S
Wake Forest College
Williamson
Ideal’ Hay Press
Stet A
Progress
Actives
Progress Mfg. CO
sSoLe
BOXM
Meridian
M188
Virginia Sty
Richmond, Va
Sur
the Sun
SUN
Virginia Sun
Iehioul Ve
Gsulileord
Hobbs
Lis
Treas
Guilford College
S. C. Brown Leghart
Wyandotte
Plymouth Rock
Tate
New Berne
Sec'y Reas
H.C. F
A. Fae
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