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Newspaper

The Progressive Farmer

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1893

Page

7

Guilford College Program and Subscriptions Notes

Extracts from letters praise subscribers from many counties for The Progressive Farmer. Names include D. Goldstrop Underwood Iowa and J. Towle Wakefield Kansas among others. A Guilford College commencement program lists orations and sermons with dates in May 1893 and notes overall support and plans for increased circulation.

D. D. Goldstrop Underwood Iowa Stark Skiler Bertie County K. Johnson Alamance County Alamance L. B. Page Yancey County Z. W. Welch Sivain County Tie H. Towle Wakefield Kansas A. E. Myers Davidson County Sle W. HL. Dungan Smithville Ar- 13 F . Carsey New York City J.L. Lane Guilford County Geo. E. Haunt J. D. Besenan Nash County Edward Banks County Dixon & Lankford Ilicothe Jno. P. Gibson Swain J. F. Latham Beaufort J. F. Newsom Hertford J. G. IL. Mitchell E. D Thompson Gaston E. T. Crawford Wayne County S. P. Seawell Moore County W. L. Kivett Randolph County

DIXON MAN DROWNS AS SEVEN MEN SWEPT OVER DAM

Maj Watson and seven men were swept by a strong current over a dam near Dixon Illinois today. Three men drowned and the remaining four were rescued with difficulty. State agency notices follow with shipping directions and pre pay details.

Dixox Ill Watson Here State Agency Department

Clothing Offer From Boston Firm for Budget Suits

A Boston clothing house advertises affordable suits from 1.50 to 22.50 with samples and measurement guidance. The seller promises delivery in about ten days after order and invites buyers to specify desired price and style.

Boston

Notice to Shoes Buyers and Tobacco Report

A postal notice advises buyers to report undelivered shoes to the Postal Shoe Co. and to forward complaints to the sender, with strict instructions on filling orders and descriptions. A separate letter from J. H. Forster extols Alliance guano, reporting tobacco yields of 3,700 lbs from 21,000 hills on poor land and expressing satisfaction and a wish for continued business in 1893.

Roxroro N.C Bro J. H. Forster

Sewing Machine Agents Speak For Alliance in State

Letters from brethren praise the Alliance machine as reliable and superior to others. A user reports owning an Alliance model for about 243 50 and notes his wife is pleased with its performance.

Alliance

Satisfaction With a New Machine and Local Notices

A letter from Cress at Logan's Store in North Carolina praises a machine, noting it runs smoothly and is delivered freight paid. He offers his unit for inspection and invites interest from potential buyers. The text also includes a note from W H Worth about future orders from Pea Ridge and support for the paper, dated February 27, 1893, with remarks on alliance funds and timely payment.

Logan’s N. C W. H. Worth Pea Ridge Bro Denmark W. O. Barber

Alliance business notices limit orders to cash with shipments

State Business Agent warns brethren that all orders must be prepaid in cash or covered by a double bond, otherwise shipments will be refused. He urges uniform policy via bonded agents and notes upcoming meetings at Lewiston May 11 and other towns to explain agency benefits and sale of supplies, including guanos. Public attendance invited across multiple counties.

State Executive Committee Executive Committee Alliance S. B J. T. B. Hoover State Alliance Lewiston Bertie Co Powellsville Windsor Merry Hill Edenton Chowan Perquimais Pasquetank Shiloh Camden Coinjock Currituck Bro. Hoover Currituck Gates Lertford Northampton Martin Counties W. H. Worth O. B Bloomsburg Pa Z Alance ASB Smithe Bellows Balto Clinton Dominion Lancaster Reed Gutters Lpo Oxford N.C Alliance Sweet Granville Taisted Durham N. C Anes Eensboro Stonewall B. Goldsbe A Dixie Plows Wyeres Smith Victor Saf Dow L&w Cccscseeeerennersseer Renee Sewing Machines Cincinnati O. Sanesy Farmers North Carolina Farmers’ Alliance Norfolk Nova Scotia F.C Castle Hayne Philadelphia Baltimore Elue Lewis North State

Prices and supplies for Alliance agents in North Carolina 1893

A May 13 1893 notice to Business Agents of Alliances in North Carolina outlines bonds required for 20 day bill extensions, and lists fluctuating prices on goods. It covers fertilizers sugar coffee canned goods salt molasses seeds plows sewing machines farm implements seeds and more with delivery terms Raleigh and Wilmington markets noted.

Ralleies N.C W. H Palley Riv Baltimore Porto Rico Cuba NEW Orleas New Orleans New York N. Y Raleigh Richmond

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