Populists Weather Talk Takes a Religious Tone
A quirky dialogue parodies populist weather and politics with era figures and crooked rhetoric. A narrator notes Betsy’s foil to hot weather politics, mock quotes Grover Cleveland and McKinley, and mocks promises while praising Burlington Furniture House ads as a sign of local enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Bilkins
Northwest
Kurnel Johnson
Betsy
Grover Sherman
Thos
B. Carlisle
Madeline Breckinridge
Joseph Pau Caldwell
Sterling Morton Daniels
Erbout
Coin
Betsey
Grover McKinley
Cleveland
America
Grover
Ingalls
Godebye
Advertising Notices in Louis Magazine and Regional Dealers
In Louis Magazine of St Louis M and nearby markets advertisements list furniture suppliers such as E M Andrews of Char NC and Parker Furniture House of Burlington NC and Lodge Weekly Publishing Gen Raleigh NC. The Progressive Farmer is requested to be mentioned when writing to advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Furniture House
Burlington
Furniture House
Louis Magazine
St. Louis
E. M. Andrews
N.C
Raleigh
N. C
Parker Furniture House
E M. Andrews
West Trade St
Charlotte, N
Durham County Alliance calls to reduce state officer salaries
In session the Durham County Alliance resolves that state officer salaries are too high and urges reductions. It asks North Carolina county Alliances to instruct delegates to vote for salary cuts, signed by Jas E Lyon R J Emerson and P A Brown secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ance
The
Progressive Farmer
Durham
N.O
Durham County Alliance
North Carolina
State Alliance
Jas
E. Lyon
R. J. Emerson
P. A. Brown
P. S
Dr Kingsbury on work ethic sparks heated debate
A Wilmington Messenger reprint from Greenville Daily Press quotes Dr Kingsbury railing at idleness amid hard times. The piece blasts “82 percent” who never work as the cause of low prices, questions overproduction theory, and calls for more industry and farming methods, with satirical extracts from unwritten history and local notices on advertising and invention.
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Prrrsporo
N. C
Wilmington Messenger
Greenville Daily Press
West
Fieldsboro
Kingsbury
Dr. Kingsbury
Messenger
Hell
Wilmington
One Lady Agent Per Post Office Statewide Listing
A statewide notice from Our Lady Agents requires one female agent at each post office and forbids duplicate agents. The list enumerates towns and counties across North Carolina, mentioning names and locations such as Warren County Ridgeway Buncombe Granville Elizabeth City Pasquotank Harnett Davidson Orange Co Durham Durham Mecklenberg etc, with many misspellings and truncated entries. The document instructs recipients to verify their office and avoid requesting a Premium List if an agent already serves there.
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Patent Law Department
Associated Trade and Industrial Press
Thirteenth Street
Washington, D. C
Old North
Ridgeway
Warren County
Canto
Buncombe Co
Clay
Granville Co
Elizabeth City
Pasquotank
Turlington
Harnett
Jackson Hill
Davidson Co
University Station
Oange
Flat Rock
Henderson Co
Ahama
Durham Co
Mineola
Beaufort
Reidsville
Rockingham
Tarboro
Edgecombe
Henderson
Vance
Durham
Louisburg
Franklin
Clarkton
Bladen Co
Wildwood
Carteret
Ebethel
Cleveland
Forest City
Rutherford Co
Williamsboro
Vance Co
Legett
Resaca
Duplin
Morven
Anson Co
Withie
Saxapahan
Alamance
Grotto
Moore Co
Thurman
Craven
Snapp
Ton
Oregon
Dabney
Gibson Station
Richmond
McLeansville
Guilford
Grantville
Buncombe
Barclayville
Harnet
Branchville
Robeson
Elm City
Wilson
Key
Harnett Co
Chapel Hill
Orange
Sharon
Walkersville
Montgomery
Aplin Co
Hobgood
Halifax
Crouse
Lincoln Co
Mincement Co
Smithield
Ohnston
Sone Low
Oe Co
OCC
Erren Idaho
Cumberland Co
Okisk Jnotank
Grit
Pende
Readership Drive and Reader Praise for The Progressive Farmer
A note of reader support and subscription push quotes from multiple counties praising The Progressive Farmer. Contributors include J F Croom of Bladen, Paul M Phillips of Rowan, Jessie Query, J W Turner, J C Huggins, Rev Geo E Hunt, L A Shuford, J C Lasly, Jas T Miller, and many others. Mentions subscription goals for 1896 and promotional items such as financial literature and a Sunday school trip. The piece cites geographic spread across North Carolina and nearby states, with a sense of growing national readership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J F Croom
Bladen County
Paul M Phillips
Rowan County
Jessie Query
J W Turner
J C Huggins
Union County
Geo E Hunt
Davidson County
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
A 19th century advertisement promises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, claims to restore health and build constitution, and offers $100 for any case it fails to cure. Includes address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and 75 cent price for pharmacists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
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Charlotte Furniture Deaser
Andrews
OUR Lady Agents
L A Shuford
Catawba County
Jas T Miller
Renewing
Frank D Southern
Surry County
Isaac H Spainhour
Stokes
J T Beam
Gaston
F M Barnes
J J Lynn
Wake
E J Newbold
Onslow
H W Sawyer
Washington
S G Coltrane
Randolph
Currency Publishing House
Michigan St
Chicago
Financial School
Farmerville
Baptist Tabernacle Sunday School
Norfolk
Baltimore
Farmers’ Alliance
Sacramento County
California
Sunday News
Sacramento
Congress
Wall Street
Brockton Dia
Mebane
Poland
China
Berkshire
Benbow
Guilford Stock Farm
Guilford College
N. CG
Willis Whinery
Salem
Impro Chester
Holstein
Jersey
Fine & Page
Busn Bros
Lis
History OF the
General Assembly of
Coon
Repregenty
Wilkes
Menber
Morganto
Honr
Jim Pou
Democratic Executive Committee
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Oak Suites
Burlington, N. C
C B Ellis
Trustees’ Sale
Messrs
Best of Standard Books
Haywood & Pittman
A W. Haywood
Thomas M. Pittman
Sete
Olive St
Barnes Bros. Raleigh
Sati-Factory
Faruiet
Worth
Alliance Buiness
Haiee
Meeting Street
Lodge
Lodge Weekly
Ben Otf
Odd Felows
Ang Knights PS
Aig Wat
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