Chats With The Brethren Subscriptions Help Progressive Farmer
Letters from club-raisers across North Carolina thank The Progressive Farmer for subscriptions. Names include Peet Warren Guilford Isley Hertford Baker Bertie Linton Beaufort Davis Northampton Webster Rockingham Justus Transylvania Hoover Olive Guilford Hodgin Alamance Craven Herring Swain Yancey Robinson Sudderith Piney Grove Alliance. Secretary Hodgin named Piney Grove solicitor and urges allied groups to follow.
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F. Peet
Warren County
Warren
Peter Isley
Guilford County
Guilford
Mitchell
Hertford County
W. W. Baker
Bertie County
D. D. Barnes
Washington County
Charles A Davis
Northampton County
Northampton
P. R. Webster
Rockingham County
G. F. Justus
Transylvania County
J.T. B Hoover
Jr. Olive
Onslow County
Bro. Olive
R. E. Hodgin
H. J. Pope
Piney Grove Alliance
Durham County
Progressive Farmer
Piney Grove
Alliance News Across States and Local Meetings
Reports from multiple Alliances describe a picnic in Hallsport New York a Fresno California meeting in October and a grand camp in San Louis Obispo California. Virginia Sun supports reform efforts in Virginia and San Miguel California builds a roller mill costing over 20000 dollars. Louisiana Alliance proposes collecting funds at meetings for literature. A Pinckney Texas correspondent notes rapid Alliance gains. Local chatter urges prompt attendance and self protection through Sub Alliance meetings in Luray Virginia. County Alliance meeting drew good turnout amid World’s Fair and railroad rate debates with calls to stay home if rates exceed half fare.
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Alliance
San Louisispo
California
The
Southern Mercury
Pinckney’s
Texas
Luray
County Alliance
Emporia
Kan
Zeke Bilkins Scheme and a Hot Weather Catechism
A satirical dialogue features Zeke Bilkins joking about packing ice around his horse Betsy to keep her cool in heat, while referencing politics, State banks, and a forthcoming campaign. The piece ends with appeals for funding and a call for readers to renew subscriptions and support the paper.
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Major Bilkins
Hades
Betsy
Roberts
Lincolnton Courier
J. 3
Bell
Kope Elias
Revenue Service
North Carolina
Rads
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Octave Coke
Capt Octave
Democratic Party
Alliance
Partizan
John Sherman
Sam Ashe
Greensboro Female College Names Its New Faculty for 1893
The Greensboro Female College announces its 1893 faculty. Rev. Dr. F. L. Reid serves as President, with Rev. J. D. Arnold as Professor of Metaphysics and Mathematics. Mrs. J. D. Arnold named Lady Principal. New hires include Miss Lillian Long in English and History, Miss Rachel C. Cornett in English and French, Miss Makepeace as Musical Director, Miss Laura Doub in the Musical Department, Miss Louisa Batson in Vocal Music, Miss Ella McD. Alford as Art Teacher, Miss Caroline M. Nichols in Art Department, Miss Alice Brown in Elocution and Physical Culture, plus Bookkeeping and Stenography staff. The college emphasizes strong faculty, modern facilities, and affordable education, with fall term opening September 6, 1893.
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Greensboro Female College
F. L. Reid
North Carolina
Trinity College
N. C
University of North
Kernersville
Louisburg Female College
The
Christian Advocate
J. D. Arnold
Arnold
Western North Carolina Conference
Col
David Clark
Halifax County
Walter Clark
North Carolina Supreme Court
Southern Literary Institute
Baltimore
Dred Peacock
Peacock
Greensboro
Lexington
Lillian Long
Chapel Hill
Harvard University
Rachel C. Cornett
Grayson County
Cornett
Martha Washington College
Miss Makepeace
New England Conservatory of Music
North
Laura Doub
Conservatory of Music
Boston
Mass
W. C. Doub
Louisa M. Batson
Lancaster
Garrard College
Kentucky
Ella McD. Alford
South Carolina
New York
Asheville
Caroline M. Nichols
Misa Alice Brown
Ohio
National School of Elocution and Oratory
Philadelphia
Bettie Armfield
Martha Wyche
Bryant and Stratton’s Business College
Collge
the Tate
Raleigh
N.C
J. A. Odell
O. W. Carr
W. R. Odell
D. D
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Alliance Speaking at Various NC Colleges by Bruce Thompson
Bruce Thompson NC Farmers' State Alliance State Lecturer will address the Alliance and public at listed times and places. A special attention note highlights Greensboro Female College Greensboro NC with Rev F L Reid as President and a fifteen member faculty. Also promotes Brown's Iron Bitters for overworked readers.
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Bruce Thompson
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
Greensboro Female College
Greensboro
N. C
F. L. Reid
Cosmopolitan Magazine to Cut Price and Go Gale
The July Cosmopolitan will be the most radical step in its history with the issue unchanged in form yet priced at twelve and a half cents per copy or 150 dollars per year. The aim is to make an illustrated monthly of the highest class affordable to all incomes and ages of readers.
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Bill Robbins
Col. Fair Brother
Durham
Sterling Morton
Grover Cleveland
Capt
W.B Kendrick
John L. Sullivan
John J. Ingalls
Col. C. I’. King
Atlanta
Congress
Betsy
Prie
Littleton Bigh School and Business Institute Opens Aug 22 1893
The Littleton Bigh School and Business Institute offers Academic and Commercial courses including Telegraphy Pen Art Shorthand and Typewriting. It touts delightful climate healthfulness and moderate expenses. Attendance rose last year. session begins August 22 1893. Catalog available from Principal L W Bagley Littleton NC 1128.
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L. W. Bagley
Littleton
N. C
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