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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1892
Page
5
A political party document attack on Republican and Democratic misrule, urging public schools taught in English, opposing liquor interests, and promoting prohibition as the dominant national issue. It calls for unity to defeat sectionalism and advance justice and American homes.
A dialogue asks if a father who discourages his daughter's lover could be called a spark arrester. The exchange references a mechanical engineer and fuel combustion in locomotive grates as context.
Edward W. Bok argues in Ladies' Home Journal that the right kind of young men are in high demand in cities like New York. He urges honesty and hard work, warns against shifting obligations, and stresses that a man cannot mix business with alcohol or social vanity.
Mrs Bowser wins a croquet match brimming with bragging and sly tricks. Mr Bowser, pale and furious, vows to protect their child from further “swindle” as tension flares and the couple vow to end the game and side with honesty.
The Arizona Kicker reports a comic confrontation in town when a lame stranger on a white mule accosted the mayor in the street. A chaotic pistol exchange ensued as townsmen fumbled loaded weapons, with the stranger reportedly flinging shots into a telegraph pole and the mayor narrowly escaping injury. The piece mocks local gunsmith incompetence and warns readers to beware visitors who arrive unprepared.
The article recounts a troubled visitor who arrived seeking health in a remote locale. He shows strange behavior from quiet study to violent boasting and threats, ending by leaving town while his health deteriorates. The piece notes rare sickness, malaria absence, and frequent sudden deaths prompting inquests.
The report portrays a lively political scene with many candidates, varying weather, and economic hints as crops such as peanuts cotton corn and winter apples emerge. It notes arrests and red hot politics across districts and ends with humorous local chatter about Shakespeare and America.
A lone passenger recalls a stagecoach trip where the driver, a plain man in his forties, asks a few questions. The man alights on Christopher Columbus, insisting Columbus was a Spaniard who died over 350 years ago, while the driver probes the passanger for straight answers.
Two tall girls stroll a crowded beach while a white blazer recounts a dramatic past Easter sacrifice to a blue cap companion. The tale centers on a challenged act of forsaking love, culminating in a front-row church confession and a public gaze of admiration in Detroit Tribune.
A call from W. H. Wann state organizer urges friends of reform to form assemblies in each city to pursue equal rights. Lacks funds. asks mechanics and purity supporters to organize and report for materials and guidance. Also a notice from the North Carolina State Alliance office requests Polk Memorial Fund contributions go to H. W. Ayer in Raleigh.
The Executive Board of the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union schedules the next Supreme Council meeting in Memphis Tennessee on the third Tuesday in November 15th. Railways have been asked to grant special rates for travel. Signed by the secretary of N FLA LU.
A request from See Brinson of Reelsboro Pamlico County North Carolina seeks the name and address of the County Lecturer for each goal in the First district and to forward them immediately. The message is addressed to gather contact details for district officials.
Any County or Sub Alliance wishing to employ a good lecturer with no superior in the State can do so by writing to rise. Expenses and a small compensation for services will have to be paid. Sec’y-Treas. N.C. B.S. A. Officers invited must cover expenses when not regular work. Brethren urged to note this and contact Sec’y-Treas.
All communications for the Executive Committee of the State Alliance of North Carolina should be addressed to Captain A B Alexander Chairman NC care of W Barnes Secretary Treasurer By order of Executive J Barnes Secretary Treasurer NC FSA
A notice states the author re signs as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the roll party due to personal reasons. Otho is on Raleigh North Carolina, chair of the State Executive Committee in Luxpsay.
Hon Marion Butler elector at large will address the public in Windsor Edenton Elizabeth City Gatesville Winton on October 18 to 22 at 11 am. Dr W P Exum candidate for Governor and Hon James M Exum elector at large will also speak in multiple towns including Court conference Roxboro Pittsboro Walnut Cove and other listed places with varied times.
A short advertisement lists a new People’s party book line with price details. It notes 8 cents per copy, two for 15 cents, and sixty cents per dozen, with location cited as Mt. Vernon.
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