Patchwork Dispatch of Scattered Gleanings and Satires
A jumble of satirical notes from 1896 includes quips about Weyler and Gimez, a disputed Democratic meeting in Charlotte, Grover Cleveland’s alleged depot sightings, and a Wilmington insane asylum case. The item lampoons baldness cures, a debate on goats, school charts, whiskey taxation, and moonshine, plus grim state finance on fertilizer sales and a critique of the State Alliance. It closes with a jab at Dan and Bradstreet reports and a plea for candor.
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Weyler
Gimez
Cuba
Charlotte
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Wilmington
Darkey
Goldsboro
Charlotte Observer
Jozeph Pie
Asylum Board
St Morganton
Mebane
Ivis
Secretary of the Treasury
State Treasurys Department
Graham
State Alliance
Dan
Bradstreet
Defects in Civil Service Law Alarm Civil Opposition
The piece blasts the civil service law as a Democratic ploy that rewards incompetence and locks in party influence. It argues removals and reinstatements are inadequately enforceable, risking monarchical drift, and mocks the exam process as yielding unqualified appointees while harming loyal party workers.
Bond fears and political critique in early finance debate
The range of opinion spans from alarm at a rapid gold withdrawal to calls for Imperial Mandate reform and citizen veto power. The piece links bond sales to past scandals, questions officials, and contrasts U S policy with Japan's monetary choices while poking at local editor rivalries and tobacco anecdotes.
Imperative Mandate in State Law Sparks Ridicule
A historical piece discusses Imperative Mandate as a political weapon. It argues the measure would allow removal of public officers by popular vote, contrasting it with the existing system where elected legislators retain power for fixed terms regardless of conduct. The piece critiques the potential to undermine established governance.
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United States
Capitol
Remedy for nail wound and a political note from 1897
A civic note cites Mr John A Sims advising peach tree leaf poultice for rusty nail wounds with repeated applications and a cloth bandage, warning of dangerous infections. The piece then details John Graham’s message to North Carolina Alliances denying a special meeting, outlining finances for a shoe factory and tannery, plus a diary fragment from a presidency bound office seeker.
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John A. Sims
Auditor's Office
Rinceway
N. C
Alliancemen
North Carolina
Deak Brethren
State Alliance
Hillsboro
John Graham
Pres
Drummers Tax Declared Inoperative for Foreign Traders
State treasurer W. H. Worrs states that section 61 of the Revenue Act of 1897, which imposed a fifty dollar license tax on any drummer selling goods in the state, cannot apply to foreign drummers as ruled by National and State Supreme Courts. The section is thus inoperative and void for all drummers, resident or foreign. Subscriptions and renewals listed from readers across multiple counties follow.
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Cleveland
House
Senate
Washington Dispatch
Civil Service Commission
United States
Civil Service
Civil Service Commissioners
Wall Street
Paint Township
Florida
Bella Buzzard
Japan
South Carolina
Raleigh Board of Trade
North Carolina
Georgia
Nort Carolina
General Assembly
Supreme Courts
W. H. Worrs
Treasury
Dep't
Raleigh
OLD ¢ Guard
Women’s Exposition Opens in Charlotte May 11 City hosts gala events and art displays
The Women’s Exposition of the Carolinas opens May 11 in Charlotte with a public reception. Mrs. Sallie Southall Cotten will deliver the opening address, followed by many appearances by prominent Southerners and entertainers all month. Special rail rates apply from North and South Carolina and nearby states. The event features Century Company exhibits, paintings from Washington artists, university displays including UNC with Napoleon’s death mask, and participation by Greenboro Female College and several state schools. Special excursions and student groups are planned, promising a record May in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
N.C
Progressive Farmer
N. C
Carolinas
Sallie Southall Cotten
South
Mothers’ Congress
Washington
North
South Carolina
Pole
Norfolk
Suffolk
Datville
Century Pater Co
W. Ellsworth
Century Co
Arived
Inter Eat
Collegee
University of North Carolina
Greenaboro Female College
State Normal School
St. Mary’s
Gunnford College
Salem Academy
Egadeth College
The
Ciy
Reform Papers and Press Snippets Chronicle Leftist Tone
A collage of reform-minded excerpts from various papers. The Alliance stance favors right and justice. Observations touch on currency, politics, and legal policy, with quips about Cuba, Cleveland, Iowa, Nebraska, Wilmington druggists, and Judge Simonton.
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Alliance
Alliance 44
Vocate
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FaeMeEn
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L. B. Polk
Uly Pth
N. BP. A
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New York
Europe
Morganton Herald
Supreme Court
Western Hospital
Berard Clipper
Sloan Valley News
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White House
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Porter
Mark Hanna
Hanna
State Department
Indiana
Don
Toimk
Antwerp
Post Office
Massachusetts
Dsg
Treasury Department
Minnesota
Qeez
McKinley
Jones
Iown
E. G Johnson
Robeson County
D. J. Williams
D. A. G. Hatley
Stanly
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Chatham
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