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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1902
Page
2
A weekly meditation quotes David Starr Jordan of Stanford University on life’s challenge. It asserts the aim is not to ease life but to build strength in people and oppose oppression through strong individuals.
This issue highlights Bar brey correspondences on straw berries and market wisdom from Mr Blackwall, notes on strawberry weevil damage, and Entomologist Sherman’s prevention tips. It also reviews Dairying opportunities for Southern farmers, Haseltine moth catcher criticism, poetry, and charity views on poverty and resilience. An item titled Heat in the Philippines is included for humor.
Editorial notes discuss topics for Such Alliances on crops and farming practices, the Southern Farmers' National Congress, rural school library funding, and fertilizer trusts. political commentary links trusts, Roosevelt, McKinley, Hanna, and a shift in policy. It reviews authors Stockton Harte Ford and a Cecil Rhodes biographical sketch, praising Rhodes for philanthropy and Oxford ties.
Senator Tillman faced sharp rebuke from his Senate colleagues after a bellicose speech in which he boasted of cruelties and misdeeds. The incident caused most Southern Democrats to leave their seats, sparing only two.
The article notes the Martinique eruption and the Mount Pelée catastrophe, describing Martinique location about 200 to 300 miles from Porto Rico, its size, French governance, and its Creole population amid a referenced civilization state.
The piece contrasts Tillman with Hampton, praising Hamptons dignity and military service while accusing Tillman of autocratic rule and brutal treatment of blacks. It frames Hampton as a Southern gentleman and Tillman as a bully, underscoring a broader political fight in South Carolina.
A reflective editorial argues the Schley controversy muted for six months should not cloud Admiral Sampson’s legacy. It notes his illness during the dispute, his restraint, and his long career over thirty years, urging fair remembrance of his naval service.
A score card for Rhodes's Oxford scholarships sets weights for traits in men. Literary and scholastic merit forty percent, outdoor sports ten, manly qualities thirty, moral force and leadership twenty. The piece then notes Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico statehood bills, with House passage but possible Senate delay despite party platforms.
An editorial notes mixed views on silk cocoon farming in North Carolina. Fayetteville silk mill owner Dwight Ashley doubts profitability due to labor costs and global competition, warning against large scale ventures. The piece urges caution and emphasizes experienced, small scale experimentation.
A florid pleading in the South Dakota replication to North Carolina's answer in a railway bonds suit is quoted. The text mocks legal phrasing while detailing that the replicant will prove the bill's truth and sufficient legal standing, asserting the defendant's answer is uncertain and inadequate. The aside notes the writing is by a leading nation's lawyer, not a mental asylum inmate.
The Fayetteville Baptist urges farmers to clean up unsanitary conditions and garbage heaps to protect health and productivity. It warns that slop, filth, and garbage contribute to disease, stressing the doctor’s profits from neglect.
The fever germ thrives in waste and refuse tossed carelessly from kitchens and farms. What is discarded into the yard fuels disease, driving doctors' bills and farm losses. Avoid fever by cleaning up now, ending long sickness, costs, and worry with simple housekeeping.
We regret the low reader reports on farming conditions across counties during the busy season. A few minutes of writing could provide the farming outlook for PROGRESSIVE FARMER readers in your community.
A South Atlantic Quarterly article by Dr. John C. Kilgo argues voting duties define citizenship. It warns universal suffrage requires personal responsibility, condemns indifference, and stresses integrity over party zeal in shaping a just government.
A notice lists upcoming commencements and events across North Carolina. Items include University College of Medicine Richmond May 18, Salem Female Academy Winston-Salem May 22 to 29, Whitsett Institute Whitsett May 18 to 21, Shipp monument unveiling Charlotte May 20, Buie's Creek Academy May 18 21 22 with a literary address May 22 by Prof J Y Joyner, Oxford Seminary May 20 21 22 with addresses by J W Bailey and Dr Charles E Taylor.
A critique contrasts a man known for tailored clothes with his ready made opinions and slop shop views. It argues strong convictions exist alongside easy adoption of popular editorials and headlines, warning against slothful, ungroomed thinking and dependence on others’ ideas. It adds J L M Curry’s call for higher statesmanship and education to empower citizenship and work readiness.
A Christian citizen argues against party loyalty that tramples conscience. Emphasizes independence in voting, condemns party slavery and sycophancy, and insists voters must honor personal conscience over committees or boards. Calls for freedom and integrity in selecting candidates.
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