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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1892
Page
3
A colloquial account from Fulton County depicting Betsy as a volatile figure amid Alliance discussions on reform and party politics. The text covers tensions with friends, a proposed pledge to avoid political debates in Alliance lines, and a debate over aligning with the state constitution while maintaining reform aims.
A wide North South East West roundup notes crops and trade items, including spurious five dollar gold coins in Durham, a 42 pound turkey from Soulston, and local murders, arrests, and fires. It reports editor appointments, deaths, land deals, robberies, shipwrecks, and regional incidents across North Carolina towns and counties with named towns, people, and firms.
Mrs H P Walker reports a Tomato leaf method tested in Florida for peach trees attacked by curculio and ants. By placing tomato leaves around trunks and branches, trees showed no insects next day and later leaves kept roses and oranges free of pests after soaking and spraying. She credits the discovery to the Society of Horticulture.
A Yorkville court house was burned early today with few details given. Reports from various cities describe ship cargoes, steel plants, floods, collisions, and public notices, painting a broad snapshot of national events.
Wet weather continues in the west with heavy rains causing fears of more washouts. Northern Pacific completes a temporary Palmer bridge enabling eastbound trains to resume, while the overland passenger train from Ellensburg returns with mails and travelers. Assistant General Superintendent Dickenson arrives from Palmer and cautions the danger may ease unless landslides recur.
The Rosa Lee steamboat was burned to the water’s edge at the Memphis wharf at 6 this morning. Of the thirty cabin passengers three women and about forty deck passengers and crew were saved, while six deck passengers are believed to have perished, likely trapped in the lower deck engine room where the fire began. The vessel had arrived at 4 30 and, after extinguishing the flames, the engineer went home. the night watchman later found burning cotton bales in the deck room.
Dozens of policemen guard Chinatown as two rival societies clash in a periodical feud. After last Friday and Saturday murders, four men fled to the Ong Yek hall carrying navy revolvers and steel mail armor. Another man in Bartlett alley wore a paper suit of armor. Authorities fear further killings as the conflict between So Yup and Ong Yek factions intensifies.
Newark New Jersey November 20 Katie Ast Falk a housemaid on Ventral Avenue was swindled out of 230 by a gypsy who promised a rich husband. She paid 150 for a charm ring and 80 for a replacement bottle and bag to reveal the man. Nine days of charms produced no result and police are still seeking the gypsy.
New Orleans November 23 Henry M Neill issues a circular lowering the cotton crop estimate to 6,500,000 bales. Reports from planters and buyers indicate a real calamity due to a very short crop while port receipts through November 18 keep pace with a much larger year and courtly prices rise on the scarcity.
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