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Newspaper

The Progressive Farmer

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1894

Page

7

Commencement Echoes at Chapel Hill as Smith Oration Shines

Special correspondence from Hut, N C reports University of North Carolina’s commencement lasting three days with 3000 attendees for the Smith oration and a grand reception for Secretary Hoke Smith and wife. Notables included Gov. Carr, Chief Justice Shepherd, and 100 others as graduates delivered 31 theses across arts sciences and law amid ceremonies in Memorial Hall and the gym.

Smith Poeta Chapel Hill Hut N. C University Secresonmeive Smith Doe Wocent Winston Chapel Hill College Huior Orange, Lake Chatham Durham F. J. Mur Salisbury Chas. F. Deems Alumni Association F. L. Reid North Carolina H. H. Atkinson Asheville Jas. Sawyer T. B. Lee Mocksville L. E. Barnes Wilson Dialectic H. H. Horne Phi Society J. ©. Eller Ashe County Dockery Richmond County Herbert Bingham Mebane Col. Wm. Bingham LC. Brogden Wayne J. O. Carr Duplin Usium Hoke Smith Gwernor Holt Winston Shepherd Avery Clark Scarborough Rollins Ashevile Caswell Ellis Louisburg EE Gillespie Greensboro Lee VanNoppen Holland Kath Harding Greenville Thos Mangum L. VanNoppen Tousseau Emile Atlantic Coast J. T. Pugh Morrisville Horace Persius Chas. Baskerville H . Horne Clases Darius Eatman Eastman Horne J. R. Little D. G. Worth L. M. Swink W. C. Kerr Chas. H. White Holt A. B. Kimball Magazine H. Horne Chas. Hill E. M. Wilson Massachusetts J. H. Kirkland Vanderbilt University A.S. Seymour R. T. Bryan China I. McK. Pittenger Raleigh F. D. Gold

ProgressivE Farmer Ad Rates and 1894 Relief Funds Notice

Office of Barnes Bros advertising note from Raleigh North Carolina July 28 1893. The ProgressivE Farmer is an advertising medium with responses from several states and three insertions. Mention of losses relief for first quarter 1894 and June due dates for National dues and quarterly reports to county secretary.

Barnes Bros Raleigh N. C Denmark Progressive Farmer North Carolina Mississippi New Hampshire Pilvania Arnes Bros Deak W. S. Barnes Sec Treas

Undertakers Supplies Offered by State Agency Department

State Agency Department announces it can furnish undertakers supplies including linings hardware caskets cloth-covered and metallic coffins burial robes for men women and children with raised top and plain options. Raleigh date May 3 1894. Alliance Sewing Machines policy change imposes a $22.50 charge or $2250 for non members and requires member seal on orders.

Raleigh Alliance

Alliance Produce Exchange Report June 2 1894 Prices

Report from Alliance Produce Exchange detailing fresh eggs priced at 14 cents per dozen, bee eggs at 13 cents, smaller eggs 10 to 12 cents, spring chickens 12 to 25 cents each, ducks 20 to 22 cents, butter 18 to 22 cents per pound, live beef cattle 24 to 30 cents per pound, large cabbage $1.20 to $1.25 per crate. Eggs, chickens scarce and in demand. W H Worts S B

Alliance Produce Exchange opens handling farm goods

The Alliance Produce Exchange invites brethren to list farm products for sale and promises to secure best prices locally. Eggs fetch 12 to 15 cents a dozen in Raleigh, higher than New York. poultry demand rises next three months. Shipping notes include coop rental, avoiding North-bound egg shipments when unprofitable. W. H. Worth signed notices, with expectations of sustained demand as schools close and season ends.

Alliance Produce Exchange New York Express Aeeerey W.H. Worts B. A Raleigh W. H. Worth

Alliance Members Urged to Settle Fertilizer Accounts

W. H. Worrs, 8S. B. A., appeals to Alliance members with unpaid notes for fertilizer. He notes Durham Fertilizer Company has extended leniency during hard times and urges immediate payment so fertilizer can be purchased again this spring. He promises continued high grade goods and asks members to send in orders promptly.

Alliance Durham Fertilizer Company Alliance Brethren Conpony W. H. Worrs

Directions for Preparin Pac ks and Shipping Pasliry Note

Guidance on preparing and packing a food item for shipment, noting that improper handling affects appearance and may cause souring. Advises keeping the product from food items for twelve hours to protect quality and avoid paying for spoiled weight.

Poultry Killing and Packing Guidelines for Market Trade

Instructions on humane killing, bleeding at the neck, and warm picking for poultry. Steps cover removing heads, draining blood, drawing intestines, keeping gizzards in, undrawn birds pricing, and packing rules. Emphasizes keeping poultry cold but not frozen, sorting No 1 and No 2 stock, handling old turkeys separately, lining boxes with paper, packing 100 to 200 pounds per box, backs up, legs straight, and ensuring no shifting contents.

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Alliance meeting reports growth and new member in Sylva Sub

From Jackson County Ma Bortoe notes Our Alliance Sylva Sub met at Bryson’s School House on Saturday June 2 with full turnout. Three old members rejoined and one new member was initiated. Officers elected for the visiting year are President Ben Smith Addie Vice President J L Fisher Bata Secretary J H House Sylva Treasurer elected to be announced. Public meeting set for the 16th with plans for a feast and several speeches. Marion expected to attend, wishes for Progressive Farmer’s success.

Ma Bortoe Sylva Sub Bryson’s Ben Smith Addie J. L Fisher Bata J. H. House Sylva Treas Love's Marion Jose

Labor and Capital praised by national figures in Fort Worth notice

From testimonials by National Secretary of the Farmers Alliance and Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture in Bellbubdale to E A Allen's Labor and Capital, priced at $2.00 with a mail offer. The Progressive Farmer promotes the one volume work of about five hundred octavo pages, urging broad readership and club subscriptions.

W.E. Farmer Aveust Natiomasn Farmers’ Alliance Moulton Towazi Labor and 2 Progressive Farmer Labor

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