Editorial notes urge Alliance work and local subscriptions
The piece advocates pressing Alliance initiatives to restart a shoe factory and boost Alliance business, urges prompt subscription payments, and calls for more home manufacturing. It notes staff contributions, upcoming October 13 issue scarcity, and mentions Jerome Jerome’s story sale to Ladies' Home Journal. It parodies politics and cites moneyed influence and cabinet color politics.
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Iseus
Shori
Jerome K Jsrome
Ladies’ Home Journal
London
Fayetteville and
Hargelt Streets
Rueigh Savings Bank
War preparations and farming shift amid looming tensions
The article argues the United States is building up coast defenses and navy readiness despite no active war. It discusses fortifications from Boston to Charleston, plans for the Florida coast, and argues such spending reflects old country ideas. It also urges Southern farmers to diversify, grow fruits and vegetables, and reduce dependence on cotton to gain better prices and self sufficiency.
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United States
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Potomac
Washington
Charleston
Macon
Beaufort
Atlantic
Spain
Cuba
Portland
Maine
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
North Carolina to Grow More for Prosperity
The piece extols North Carolina for vast agricultural potential including oysters in the east, fishing rivers, strong trucking lands, and tobacco and cotton capabilities. It urges better farming methods and notes statewide strengths in crops, livestock, and textile goods, while acknowledging national economic pressures and local weaknesses.
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North Carolus
Tarra
North Carolina
Texas
Louisiana
Illinois
Kansas
Piedmont
Oxie
Bluegrass
The Small Farmer and Changing Views
The piece reflects on how times shift and experience alters perceptions of farming roles. It contrasts the “patches” gardener farmer with the modern farmer of broad acres and new appliances, noting evolving esteem and practices among agricultural communities.
England's Gold Output and Silver Standard Speculation
A British syndicate's South African mines yield about 20 million dollars annually. Comparisons show U.S. gold output from 1858 to 1894 averaging over 34 million yearly. The piece argues a silver standard would shift influence to English money brokers and alter global finance.
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Jonasburg
South Africa
New York
Gold Organ
United
Wall Street
Prosperity Promises Fail as Gold Standard Debate Continues
The piece rails at gold bug supporters and the McKinley administration, arguing prosperity is illusory. It cites 344 business failures last week, 60 up from prior week and 24 more than the same week last year, blaming promises of improvement after a gold victory. It predicts reformers, not gold bugs, will suffer as the single standard ideology is attacked.
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Cleveland
Fulke
Wall Street
McKinley
Guldbugs
Brad Atrest
Notable visitors and political note from Chatham county
Mr. J A Johnson, prominent in Chatham, welcomed in town last week along with Capt A B Peace of Oxford a reformer and civic leader. Thad Ivey Hillsboro State Alliances Agent also visited, noting steady agency activity despite hard times. A F Hileman Cabarrus County Populist legislator may seek Speaker role in coming legislature. described as experienced with four elections. The Progressive Farmer remains neutral on candidates.
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J. A. Johnson
Chatham County
Capt
A. 8. Peace
Oxford
Thad Ivey
State Alliances
Hillsboro
F Hileman
Cabarrus County
Bro. Hileman
Trusts and Farmers Clash Across Sectors Spark Debate
A reader laments the rise of trusts and predicts nationwide coalitions from cotton to tobacco to livestock. The piece argues producers endure pressure and may unite to fight anti trust erosion, warning of widespread price hikes and greater corporate power.
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Raleigh
Wool Growers’ Trust
Cincinnati
Stock Growers Trust
Louisville
Corn Growers’ Trust
Topeka
Kia
Truckers’ Trust
Baltimore
Cotton Growers’ Trust
Atlanta
Tobacco Growers’ Trustees
Danville
Agee
Mission of the Populist Party editorial analysis
The Atlanta editorial praises Populism as a direct appeal to the people and a force for educational reform and political liberation. It notes education of the masses, break with party dogma, and a shift in campaign literature toward economic principles, while signaling ongoing money debates and internal party unity challenges.
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Thomas E. Watson
Bryan
Atlanta
Bavonie
Democratic Party
Chicago
Bishold
South
Jones
Hanna
Blaine
Garfield
Cleveland
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Allisen
Mark Hanns
Isok
R Publican
Tynas c
Campaign Blaze and Sheriff's Daughter Amid Dirt Lane Town
A rural sketch recalls a tense local campaign with a sheriff, a crowd, and a ride through clover fields. The narrator dodges accusations, drinks water in a dinery, and ends up backing the sheriff to spare his town from further strife.
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Atlanta
Frank L. Frantox
Bryan to Lecture for Syndicate After Presidential Run
The piece reports that W J Bryan, former presidential candidate, has been hired by a syndicate to lecture and may earn about 50 000 dollars annually. It notes Bryan’s continued popularity and a large, enthusiastic reception on his arrival in St Louis after defeat.
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W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Ss. Louis
Sound money debate sparks Pat's pension of wages tale
In Chicago a banker's convention heard Pat explain how wages fell from fifteen dollars weekly to six ninety, asking how to support his family and save seven dollars a week on lower pay. Bankers adjourned to the bar to discuss the issue.
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Pat
Chicago
Great Northern Hotel
Warrikin
Elioy Central Railroad
Elinoy Central Railroad
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