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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1894
Page
2
The note urges writers to sign plainly and include their post office name for credibility. It mentions telling advertisers they saw the ad in THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER and warns about the label date indicating when the time is out. It quotes L. L. Polk from 1890 to evoke civic ideals and personal responsibility.
Buncombe county Superior Court will dispose of eleven divorce petitions at the next session. Dun and Co reports 248 failures for the week ending March 10, contrasted with 198 a year earlier. The Rattler in Whittaker North Carolina has moved to Aulander Bertie County with P S Pender as editor. The Carthage Free Press edited by H F Seawell is praised. A New Jersey race war headline shift is noted. William R Jenkins publishes How to Judge a Horse for $1. A New York meeting favors city ownership of elevated railroads. Alliance gains and anti-Alliance rhetoric are discussed. The Deniston cotton mill sale for $30,000 to a gold bug is noted. Several Senators allegedly trade Sugar Trust stock. tariff issues blamed. The Columbia Cotton Plant reports revival in Alliance work and growing influence.
A Boston meeting claimed nine tenths of residents favor using gold and silver as equal money metals. The Wilmington Star agrees and notes both parties have opposed silver, urging action to avoid more hard times, panics, and depreciated values. The piece also cites tobacco and cigarette factory plans in North Carolina, including Stoneville and Lexington.
North Carolina campaign plan denounces Cleveland administration and endorses party platform. Observers note pressure on editors and politicians as leaders split from national figures while promising to nominate congressmen who align with the platform and avoid Cleveland’s persona.
The piece urges farmers to plant broom corn in North Carolina as a profitable alternative to cotton or tobacco. It notes current prices from fifty to one hundred twenty five dollars per ton, with seeds costing about three dollars per bushel for twelve acres. It provides detailed baling and curing instructions and warns against fraudulent bales.
The Observer denounces a campaign plan seen as a hostile bid to steer North Carolina voters toward a gold standard slate tied to Wall Street. It calls the scheme diabolical political depravity and warns the public against the planned manipulation of state and national politics. The paper notes On slow notice of Onslow County Alliance meeting minutes dated January 25 and urges secretaries to publish appointments promptly.
The piece cites Secretary Hoke Smith suspending pensioners last May and accuses Congress of passing a law to pay about 500000 to names deemed fraudulent. It mentions the Urgent Deficiency act of December and suggests Chicago platform reform rhetoric was used to shield these actions.
The Charlotte Observer mocks S Otho Wilson and his price saving plan for farmers shipping eggs. It contrasts his stance with the New York Herald praise of the Cleveland Administration and questions the paper’s shifting tactics and motives.
A historical analysis cites official 1892 data showing exports of 1 113 284 029 to imports 898 057 002, leaving a surplus of 216 227 027. Interest abroad on collateral amounted to 216 127 027 with implied principal around 4 324 540 540.
The piece critiques wartime and postwar debt growth through rail expansion funded by bonds sold to English investors. It explains high interest, bond prices, and the shift of value overseas, arguing rails cost far less today and warning of future financial loss and foreign control. It notes New York Times commentary on business mood after Bland bill.
A 24 column evening paper will debut in Raleigh around March 28. The estate of the late Col. J M Heck is probated with an estimated value of 460000. Soberdell car works of Wilmington Del begins Raleigh branch, employing about fifty skilled workers. Dr J W Carter of First Baptist preaches on The Mysteries of the Bible. Dr William R Wood resigns as North Carolina Insane Asylum superintendent. Dr Geo L Kirby of Goldsboro is appointed to replace him.
A stern ultimatum warns subscribers in arrears to renew immediately or face cancellation. The message states every successful paper must adopt cash payments, urging prompt renewal before the “knife falls” and stressing they mean business.
The article reports Sen Peffer offering a resolution in the Senate for a five-member select committee to investigate charges about stock exchange profits and press influence. Kilgore in the House accuses the metropolitan press of backing schemes to loot the treasury, while pension issues and tariff reform debates unfold, with specifics on proposed duties for sugar iron coal and woolen goods.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a series of quotes and attributions including Col. John Webster Captain Sam Ash Grover Cleveland J P Caldwell John Wilber Jenkins and others. The text mixes political slogans campaign chants and personal declarations without coherent context.
Extracts from a president's report praise the university's prosperity and outline plans for a large normal school with free tuition and a hall to provide board and lodging at cost for needy students. It mentions Life Assurance Society bee annual statement.
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