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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1894
Page
2
A faded advertisement outlines subscription options including one year and six month plans, urging single copies yearly, and free trials. It requests communications on one paper side, asks for post office names, and promotes intelligent countywide correspondence with brief, valuable factual reports. It ends with a patriotic quotation from L L Polk.
Week's failures rise to 244 against 217 last year as editorial notes mix politics culture and local notices. Prof Woodrow Wilson lectures on Democracy in New Jersey while discussions of The Lost Cause appear. Brunswick county set for April 12 with Bro J J Long to speak. A bear joke from Cleveland bear incident, Progressive Farmer demand and subscriber drive, and media sparring between Wilmington Messenger and Charlotte Observer color this Fayetteville-street column.
Editorial explains seigniorage beyond bullion, detailing it as the difference between coin value and bullion price under coinage rules. It notes Sherman act bullion exclusion, questions per capita impacts, and critiques Congress for a slim, hopeful measure while praising Glbreath Poultry Farm of Graham North Carolina.
The piece claims the Alliance is growing despite internal faults, with increasing organization in states including Davidson and Raleigh. It cites a large foreign indebtedness figure, notes Banke and Banks family ties, defends Raleigh Chamber of Commerce against labeling as anarchist, and urges voters toward the reform party amid shifting Democratic townships.
In Raleigh the Central M E Church hosts Rev Dr Tuttle led meetings while B R Lacy releases the seventh annual Labor Statistics report. The Raleigh Christian Advocate moves to Greensboro as the North Carolina Christian Advocate. Dr R H Whitaker sells Spirit of the Age and plans fulltime ministry. Dr L G Broughton, Roanoke native, hosted two weeks at Raleigh Baptist Tabernacle aiding Rev Sims amid strong interest. Edward Banks of Wake County graduates from Baltimore University and School of Medicine.
The letter urges newspapers to stop recurring e o w ads which clutter pages and harm advertising income. It cites a leading agricultural paper showing four identical cuts of the same ad and argues that only paid insertions should run to avoid demoralizing ad business and aging subscriptions.
A Danville bank report notes cash using checks as currency, including a $50 check passed through 38 names. West Virginia and Nebraska study fake silver dollars worth 412 grains, circulating despite anti counterfeit laws. The piece protests government silver policy and imagines juror attitudes toward minting silver into money.
A North American Review essay argues that government ownership reduces accidents and protects workers. It contrasts German state railways with American private monopolies, praising public service for fostering leaders like Washington and Lincoln and urging civil service reforms and broader social aims.
A Tyrrell county correspondent cites successful crops and large meat shipments after adopting composting and 6 cent cotton seed. He urges farmers to persist with reforms and spread the truth about The Progressive Farmer against Wall Street critics.
The Charlotte Observer and The Progressive Farmer clash over a concealed political plan tied to Senator Vance. The Progressive Farmer accuses insiders of hoodwinking yeomanry, demands names and full facts, while The Observer contends it merely reported the plan first. The exchange centers on alleged conspiracy and secrecy in state politics.
The piece rails at Senator Vance and the Progressives, calling out political treachery tied to Wall Street and North Carolina. It critiques efforts to whitewash the party head and warns that reform will expose the “snake” and its tail in Washington and New York. It cites editorials, contests, and partisan jabs, with references to Charleston, Izlar, Stokes, and the goldbug faction.
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