N R P A satire and a chorus of 18 and 19th century quips
A collection of clipped remarks and quotes from various papers. It rails at Democrats and “six per cent” usury, notes Japan China tensions, a burned bridge in East Hartford, and mocks American journalism. It mentions Carlisle and the Democratic party, a fearsome phrase about Britannica, and praise for Progressive Farmer as a “devil’s agent” in North Carolina. It ends with a note on New York usury laws and modern lending, and foreign association pressure on home loan bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sound Money
Memphis
Artemus Ward
Chanfotte Observer
Japan
China
East Hartford
Conn
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
Carlisle
Cleveland
Cains’ Financial School
Democratic Party
New York
Supreme Court
Monument Unveiled Draws Largest North Carolina Crowd
A grand unveiling ceremony honored the bravest with a beautiful monument. A large veteran turnout marched in a parade while Virginia sent militia to assist North Carolina troops. Thousands attended and left peacefully, marking an orderly and notable event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Virginia
Decline of Metropolitan Weeklies and Reader Shifts
The piece notes metropolitan weekly editions have faded as local and agricultural weeklies improve and gain readers. It cites the Chicago and New York Herald suspending weekly editions as signs of reform, while the public tires of goldbug editorials and plutocratic papers. It closes with Carlisle and a courtroom anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
New York Herald
Carlisle at Covington Gold Standard Stance Debated
A Covington speech by Secretary Carlisle is presented and openly assailed as a flawed defense of the gold standard. The writer argues Carlisle misstates money values and cites minimal gold circulation, urging readers to reject the goldbug case and expose its weaknesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Rothschild
Covington
Memphis
South
New England
United States
Sound Money Men in a Wave of Bank Failures
The Standard Music Company of Winston, N C assigned for $18,000 in debts. The Piedmont Marble Company of Atlanta failed with $143,907 32 owed. Georgia Standard Ochre Co mortgage foreclosed. Stevens & Co New York cotton merchants assigned owing $90,000. Charles B Foote of Cincinnati Commercial Bank overdrew $40,000 and collapsed. W R Ferguson Southport postmaster charged with misusing funds. bondsmen paid shortage. Schroeder Commission Co Chicago failed owing $135,000 with no assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Music Company
Winston
N. C
Piedmont Marble Company
Atlanta
Sound
Georgia Standard Ochre Co
Stevens & Co
New York
Charles B. Foote
Cincinnati Commercial Bank
W. R. Ferguson
Southport
N. Y
Schroeder Commission Company
Chicago
The Observer is mad on silver coinage policy
In the 19th century Charlotte Observer editorial, the paper defends silver coinage against demonetization and attacks The Progressive Farmer. It argues the people’s will should govern coinage, cites unwritten law and justifiable homicide analogies, and declares that silver coinage should be restored despite Grover Cleveland’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
North
Caron
Observer
Taz
Progressive Farmer
Congressional
United States
Grover Cleveland
Silver Trade Debate and County School Closing Notes
Opinion on silver as money argues for a return to silver with a 16 to 1 ratio and criticism of gold standard. The piece calls for political action via bi metal leagues and mentions a Memphis sound money convention. The school closing exercises in the state are reported with remarks by officials, and a long community subscription drive is outlined with multiple county agents listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Observer
Wall Street
England
Germany
Bank of England
Bond
America
Friends of Silver Coinage
Congress
Memphis
Carroll D Wright
Washington, D.C
J. H. Boyd
Charlotte
N. M. Murray
Columbia College
N. Y
North Carolina Democrats Press for Silver Coinage in 1896
At a Raleigh conference on May 20 1895 the State Democratic Executive Committee adopted resolutions reaffirming the 1894 platform for free and unlimited silver coinage at 16 to 1. They urge open support, insist the aim is to undo the 1873 Republican crime, and pledge solidarity with Illinois Democrats in backing immediate resumption.
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United States
Republican Party
North Carolina
Old State
Illinois
New Advertisements and Local Notes
A South Dakota farmer and his wife have had twenty seven children in Lede line, making nine sets of triplets. Various ads list goods from hay and grain caps by W A Woods Bath NH to sweet potatoes by Allen Matthews Chalk Level NC and hats by E New Man & Co St Louis MO. Eureka Gape Worm Extractor from Sur gical Mfg Co Washington DC. Always mention Taz Progressive Farmer when writing to advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Woods
Bath
N. H
Allen Matthews
Chalk Level
N. C
E. Newman & Co
St. Louis
Eureka Gape
South Dakota
Lede Ine
Fragmented Confederate-era exchange with Betsy and Betsy
A garbled dialogue fragment features Zeke Bilkini and Betsy discussing politics, newspapers, and looming economic schemes. They reference a state print editor, blockades, and plans involving a national encyclopedia and patent medicines, hinting at satire of press and politics. The text suggests personal tensions and a looming public debate over prosperity measures.
Shoe Factory Funding Deliberations Pass to Next Meeting
At the State Alliance Committee session in Fuy Ratzies North Carolina the group discussed funding for a shoe factory project. They reported about 1600 in hand and urged Brethren to subscribe quickly while aiming for August. Members warned against new ratio plans and noted no one advocates 16 to 1.
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Ratzies
N. C
State Alliance Committee
Eaid
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Enmare
R. W. Rossaman
Raleigh, N. C
Bprro
M’a’s. Gat Bus
M’a’r
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Seesssseeger
Ees
Raleigh
N. C. Farm Nof
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
Howe
Tam Progressive Farmer
Tam
Poeta
L. L. Uly
Iredell County Superior Court
John Jones
Our Lady
Tarboro
W R Dixon
Pitt County
A White
Halifax County
J F F Brown
Chatham County
Beattyville
R C Whitener
Burke County
W H Moore, Jr
J P Tucker
Lenoir County
B Page
Sec
Sampson County
Ed Kestler
Cabarrus County
L M Caudle
Randolph County
Allen Conley
A Wood
Perquimans
J Johnson
Rockingham
V Krimminger
Cabarrus
Jne Nichols
Pasquotank
W Snell
Bertie
D Burnett
Chatham
Durham
Wilkes
R Hamer
Robeson
G Covington
Caswell
EI Mesteller
Lincoln
J M Miller
Catawba
Jas Bane, Jr
John W Stallings
A Gaydon
Stanly
W Gurkin
Martin
R T Wray
J F Dixon
J T Bartee
W T Allen
Upchurch
G E Riggsbee
Naples
Pitt
Scott
Wake
R C Pool
H A Holfhouser
Rowan
J C Earnhardt
Eli Weaver
J F Gilliam
Monroe
W H Stancil
Beaufort
J A Sigman
J W Kittrell
Sec’y
J F Coghill
Vance
Geo E Ritchie
T B Segraves
S W Knox
Granville
Levi Whetted
Alamance
O W Sutton
Wayne
P G Ward
Johnson
R Haygrove
H C Clegg
Jeff Rhew
J B Olive
W J Johnson
J H Mills
J T Murray
A Cash
AJ Carroll
M Yates
R Marshburne
Nash
M Keathley
Duplin
E Newsome
Wilson
A Seymore
J M Dicken
Moore
Franklin
Mary Hawlin
Kansas
Scotland Neck
Halifax
J M Smith
Orange
W Page
J L Fryder
Wilon
AL Peeler
Cyrus Thompson
Onslow
JT Candler
Buncombe
Marion Butler
Sampson
TB Burke
On Boling
Ww Johnson
State Democratic Executive Committee
Zeke Bilkini
Betsy
Greensboro
Paulridge
Paul An
Josephus Caldwell
Bill
Paul
Betsey Cummit
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