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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1896
Page
4
During mild weather this month, farmers should repair and improve barns stables and sheds to protect stock from winter. Warm quarters reduce feed needs and aid young animals, boosting profits. An experienced farmer warns cold, neglected housing freezes profits.
Dr. C. F. Taylor argues that the humble life of Jesus, the Carpenter of Galilee, is a standard for honest wealth. He calculates what one million dollars earned daily from birth would mean, and contrasts monks of wealth with social duties, taxes, and government support. The piece critiques millionaire excess and calls for fair contributions to society.
A clipped Dunedin Evening Star note shares a farmers’ tip from the Farmers' Voice praising a fig poultice with milk for cancer as well as pumpkin based pork flavoring. The tale urges perseverance over months and notes initial pain fading to relief. It also warns to monitor a subscription expiry label on the paper.
A foreign farming paper supports fiscal prudence and public ownership. It cites the 1896 National Alliance platform demanding public control of monopolies, a national currency, free coinage, income tax, postal savings banks, and direct election of US senators, with initiative and referendum.
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