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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1897
Page
7
A compendium of religious reflections from Longfellow to Spurgeon urges self examination and steadfast faith. It contrasts human weakness with divine strength, warning that temptation spares no one and that true peace comes from silent focus on Jesus and seeking pardon.
An Scottish old woman in poverty believed family abroad sent no help yet kept a Bible filled with bank notes tucked as “pictures” in the leaves. Her neighbors learned she had large sums at hand, mistaken for pretty messages from her son due to her emotional attachment.
A sermon-like passage contrasts treating God’s promises as mere pictures with using them as real wealth. It argues that divine assurances should be spent and lived, not admired passively, weaving in Biblical imagery and moral exhortations about responsibility, help, and spiritual growth.
Notice to the Sub Alliances in Johnston County North Carolina March 25 1897. Johnston County Alliance quarterly meeting set for April 8 1897 at Smithfield courthouse. Edgecombe County Alliance to meet in Tarboro April 8. Secretary notices. Plus Southern Railway timetable with multiple daily trains and connections through Greensboro Selma Salisbury and Raleigh.
A lengthy 1896 price sheet from the Farmers Alliance shows wholesale prices for baking powder coffee sugar and canned goods, plus a broad catalog of dry goods hardware seeds and farm supplies. It lists brands and pack sizes from Philadelphia Richmond and Norfolk with numerous items including guano lime seed meal and agricultural implements.
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