Subscriptions and renewals roll in for The Progressive Farmer
Letters from Leonard in Davidson county and other readers praise the paper as essential. Renewals flow from many counties including Orange, Gran De, Alamance, Cabarrus, Stanly, Edgecombe, and Pender, with endorsements from notable supporters and even a street vendor in Cleveland seeking subscribers.
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Davidson County
Andrews
Orange County
Seears Dalby
Pitchard
Grande County
Penn Alamance County
Thompson
DJ Allen
Randall iMiance
Scanley County
Ce M Weddington
Cabarrus Maty
TN Parish
Swain County
Sekoonce
Jones County
Ker Geo E Hunt
Etelief
WR Carraway
Palk County
Florida
Hill
Stanly County
Cabarrus County
Reduce Salaries Urged by Press and People
A Raleigh newspaper piece argues for immediate salary cuts, urging united action by the people to force lawmakers to reduce official pay. It warns officeholders won’t act alone and condemns the current money system as manipulated. The note includes a July 28 1893 ad from Barnes Bros., Electric Power Job Printers, highlighting The Progressive Farmer as an advertising medium with responses from several states.
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Barnes Bros
Raleigh
N. C
Denmark
Progressive Farmer
North Carolina
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
State Agency Department Undertaker Supplies Arranged
I have completed arrangements to furnish undertakers' supplies across counties. The offerings include rice, hardware, caskets in cloth-covered and metallic raised top and plain styles, and burial robes for men women and children.
Poultry and Egg Prices and Shipping Advice
A note from W. H. Worrs, 8. B. A., states eggs are moving slowly northward and buyers should avoid express shipments. Eggs sell here at 8 to 12 1/4 cents per dozen with No. 1 at 11 to 12 1/4 cents. Hens over 5 pounds bring 10 to 12 cents per pound gross alive. spring chickens 20 to 30 cents each. Poultry, eggs, and other commodities are handled at favorable prices. shipping coops available for rent or sale.
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New York
Express
W. H. Worrs
B. A
Fertilizer for Cotton Contract Offered by Durham Company
In 1892 a notice outlines a cotton for fertilizer deal: 300 pounds of middling cotton delivered by November 1, 1894 earns a ton of N C Alliance Official guano, with freight on fertilizer paid by buyer and freight on cotton paid by company. Buyers must grade to middling, guarantee weight, and ship per company directions.
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N. C. Alliance
Durham Fertilizer Company
Durham
N. C
Ternally
W. H. Worts
N. B
W. Ih. W
Notice to creditors of Reuben Young estate Wake County
Administrator J A Adams administrator of the late Reuben Young deceased announces to all who owe the estate to pay promptly and to all with claims to present them by March 21 1895 or be barred from recovery. Dated March 21 1894 at Wake County North Carolina.
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Reuben Young
Wake County
N. C
J. A. Adams
Important Notice to Alliance Members on Fertilizer Debts
The Durham Fertilizer Company urges Alliance members with unpaid notes or accounts to settle immediately. The company has extended leniency during hard times to aid members, and now requires payment so fertilizer can be supplied again in spring. W. H. Wort and S. B. A. promise continued service and prompt shipments once balances are cleared.
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Alliance
Durham Fertilizer Company
Alliance Brethren
W. H. Wort
Alliance Produce Exchange Report
Report lists prices for eggs by grade and size with per dozen crate rates. Also shows bacon hams fat hens roosters and spring chickens priced per crate or each, with names W. H. Worts and B A. entries.
Alliance Produce Exchange teases better egg prices
The Alliance Produce Exchange invites farmers to list what they have to sell and promises to sell for the best price. It notes eggs are higher locally than in New York and that plans to put only fresh eggs on the market may expand their handling capacity.
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Mason & Hamlin
Alliance Produce Exchange
New York
Directions for Preparing Packing and Shipping Poultry for Boston Market
Instructions cover killing and dressing poultry. Food in crop injures appearance and souring risk, reducing value and buyer appeal. The guide notes that customers object to paying for such weight and stresses proper handling to maintain quality for market presentation.
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Boston
Where the Souths Money Goes Sermon on Cotton Speculation
In the Savannah News a sermon argues Southern money is wasted on cotton speculation from planters to merchants. It claims short term Wall Street bets drain wealth, with South losses near a hundred million over twenty years, urging shift to productive enterprise and reducing futures trading.
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Savannah News
Cotton Commission
Review of Labor and Capital by E A Allen
A series of endorsements from labor and reform leaders praising the new work Labor and Capital by E A Allen. The volume is described as a valuable, informative, and timely study of wealth distribution and the labor movement. It is priced at 2.00 with mail-order offers and subscription deals promoted by The Progressive Farmer.
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Fort Worth
Texas
E. A. Allen
John P. Stelle
Farmers’ Mutual Breweric Association
Vernon
Inn
Tuos
J. Cauvir
Bellbucele
Allen
Rand Capital
Progressive Farmer
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