Progressive Farmer appeals for intelligent correspondence in NC
The issue promotes subscriber options and urg es readers to send in publishable communications. It notes editorial goals, advertising etiquette, postal details, and highlights the paper as the Official Organ of the NC Farmers State Alliance. It cites alliance activity, including Polk’s schedule, and quotes a North Carolina reader praising the paper for awakening political awareness.
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Raleigh
The
Progressive Farmer
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
North Carolina
Our Big Offer For Pro gressive Farmer Subscribers
BOA offers any arrears paying subscriber The Progressive Farmer free until January 189% if they settle by November 1 with one extra dollar. Offer valid only until November 1. Subscribers in arrears after November 10 will be dropped from the mailing list.
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Progressive Farmer
West All Right Brother Butler Visits With General Weaver
Brother Marion Butler paid a visit last week with General Weaver of Iowa during a trip through the mountain counties. He endorsed General Weaver's speeches and reports strong zeal and service to the cause in the region.
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Marion Butler
Gen. Weaver
Lowa
Butler
Waver
Bro. Butler
Editorial Notes from The Daily Herald and Other News
Editorial notes from Salisbury based sources discuss the Exposition, recent deaths of royalty, and praise for newspapers like The Wilmington Star. Mentions journalists visiting the city, the Kinston Free Press stance on party bosses, and a UNC inauguration invitation. Includes comments on currency debates, a Polk alliance accusation, and farmers’ views on laws.
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Wilmington
Bro. Herbert
University of North Carolina
Geo. T. Winston
Bro
C. C. Wright
North Carolina State Alliance
Jennie C. Land
Mt. Zion
N. C
Alliance
Ananias Club
The Politically Charged Polemic on Polk and the Press
A Republican era tirade denounces sensational dispatches about President Polk and Northern prisoners, accusing papers of lies and misrepresentations. It urges readers to await corrected truth, question proffered alignments, and beware biased reporting while promoting an Alliance viewpoint. It ends by noting enthusiasm for a Groupe Picture of leaders and a prompt subscription offer.
Col Weavers Illustration of Hard Times at Newton Fair
Col Weavers illustration contrasts Northern wealth with Southern hardship after the war. It notes two billion dollars in the North for 25 million people, twelve million added southerners redistributing money, and the 63 million population today using national money. It mentions the Romantic wedding in Austell Ga with Richard Hornig and Miss O Shields aided by Alliance ties, ending with a pledge to reduce petty matters and defend truth.
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Col. Weaver
Newton Fair
South
North
Uncle San
Foster
Southern Alliance
Austell
Richard Hornig
Miss O'Shields
Alliance
Hornig
Germany
Tie
State Alliance
Old foes clash as Polk reply appears in the press
The News and Observer refused to publish Col. Polk’s reply, citing lack of space, while publishing the document later. The piece accuses the paper of misrepresentation, vows Polk will answer in public opinion, and notes Democratic leaders’ hopes for fair treatment.
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News and Observer
Col. Polk
Alliance meeting in Metropolis Hall features Norwood talk
At a Friday meeting in Greenwood Indiana the audience heard Ton T M Norwood of Savannah Georgia describe national finances from colonial times to the present. President Butler and State Lecturer Bell spoke briefly as crowds noted the missing Senator Peffer and delayed schedule.
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Peffer
Metropolitan Hall
Brookside Park
Greenwood
Indiana
Ton. T. M. Norwood
Savannah
Butler
Norwood
Senate
Bell
Bros
Warrenton
Alliance resolves to back only Ocala platform adherents
The State Alliance adopts a unanimous resolution demanding that all office seekers define their stance on the Ocala platform and pledge unreserved support. It urges members to appoint only true Alliance men to officers or representatives, warning that the next year will be crucial for the order and encouraging timely subscription renewals.
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State Alliance
National Council
Ocala
Our
Unity at Home and Across Lines in Alliance Talks
The piece relays a colloquial interview with Mr. and Mrs. Bilkins praising peace at home while recounting reactions to political speeches. It notes Betsy’s sharp wit, remarks on war era disputes, and plans to meet a Northern speaker, with Betsy joking about editing the News and Observer. It ends referencing Alliance leaders Marion Butler and J T B Hoover scheduling public addresses in Fremont, Wayne County, on October 17.
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Mr. Bilkins
Butler
Betsy
Bro. Bell
Orgain
News and Observer
Col. Polk
The Gamut of Theft and Its Silly Classifications
A Washington Star item lampoons petty crime by ranking amounts stolen against harsh-sounding labels from genius for 1,000,000 to war on society for one ham. The piece mocks how language inflates wrongdoing and moralizing narratives around theft.
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Washington Star
Fraternity And Unity Resolve For A United South
The North Carolina State Farmers Alliance declares resolve to unite across industrial lines against the past, aiming to restore government to the people. It stresses fraternal bonds, Ocala demands, and combined action with southern alliances to end oppression and build on fraternity as safety.
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North Carolina
North Carolina State Alliance
Morehead
South
Plain answer to Insinuations About Passes on Railroads
The editor denies any railroad passes for himself or THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER and notes they stopped publishing schedules nearly a year ago. The Landmark’s reply is labeled evasive. the author calls the accusation false and a black lie, labeling the accuser a scoundrel.
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Statesville
Landmark
Progressive Farmer
Lanimark
Alliance
Polk
National Alliance
Lawlmark
Col Polk Alliance Denounces Blackball Reports
Oak Ridge Alliance in Wake County on October 3 1801 passes resolutions defending Col L L Polk against rumors of being blackballed. They condemn partisan papers as malicious and urge brethren to drop such publications. Resolutions ordered sent to The Progressive Farmer and reform papers. adopted unanimously. F J Hottoway president F I Hottoway secretary
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Oak Ridge Alliance
Wake Co
Oak Ridge Allance
North Carolina
Col. L. L. Polk
Bro. Polk
Progressive Farmer
Reform
F. J. Hotttoway
Pres
F. I. Hottoway
Sec
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Daily Herald
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Sandwich Islands
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