The Tramp's Dream A Vision From The Progressive Farmer
A dream tale by G Ed Kestler recalls a tramp's ascent to a utopian land where virtue, equality, and public ownership prevail. It contrasts a prosperous, debt free society with a gold standard United States under Cleveland, warning of poverty and panic in a gold backed world. The narrator learns from natives about silver and gold values, bimetallism, and monetary policy.
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Raleigh
Another World
Toto
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Sire
Carlisle
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
America
Congress
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Letter From Catawba Adence in Progressive Farmer
A subscriber from Newton North Carolina complains the Democratic administration and party bias affect the Agricultural Department. He recalls Col Polk, notes missing Bulletins since 1894, and pledges renewal while accusing alleged partisanship and promising to rally support to replace the ring. He signs H A Forney.
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Progressive Farmer
Col. Polk
Agricultural Department
Nawton
H. A. Forney
Two Men Die In Fire At Harnett County Bar Room
In Harnett County last Monday night, September 30, a bar room owned by Mr. Rosser of Moore County burned, killing two men. James B. Knight and James Lee Sloan perished as the blaze consumed the building where they had been drinking. a Mr. Page escaped by leaping through a doorway, then the roof collapsed. The witness described hearing groans and seeing the fire trap them before dawn. The tragedy left an impression of grief on the observer.
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Harnett County
Nee
Rosser
Moore County
Jems B. Knight
James Lee Sloan
Page
Mr. Knight
Mr. Sloan
Sue
Two Men Die In House Fire Described In Vivid Reform Sermon
Witness recounts brutal scene of a fire in Harnett county where Mr Knight burned near a fireplace and Mr Sloan suffered severe burns to limbs and face. The observer, W A Barrett, describes the devastation, cites divine judgment, and hopes the calamity spurs repentance as Rev H W Graham and Bethel church members witness and pray for souls including Mr Page.
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Mr. Knight
Mr. Sloan
Mr. Page
Hell
Christ
W. A. Barrett
Rev. H. W. Graham
Bethel Church
Harnett County
Editorial Echoes of Populist Life and Banking Talk
A fractured editorial piece from a Missouri Commoner page mixes Populist editor anecdotes with satirical dialogue about editors readers and political parties. It contrasts goldbug papers with free silver stances and ends by urging garden sanitation and paying subscriptions through silver.
Alliance Dead in Mecklenburg County Meeting
A Mecklenburg County Alliance meeting reports installation of officers and reports from committees. Attendees included J W Moore and J P Alexander with Rankin and others present. The piece declares the Alliance will persevere, oppose the gold bug faction, and continues in the last ditch pledge.
Robeson County Farmers Alliance Meeting Report
Farmers Alliance in Robeson County met with Philadelphia Sub delegates not present due to county court session. Meeting large and harmonious with lively debate on Business Agency claims and the Shoe Factory. State Secretary outreach planned. Lectures encouraged former members to join the work. reports on progress were given.
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Robeson County
Robeson County Farmers’ Alliance
Philadelphua
Superior Court
Alliance
Alliance News From Wilson And Onslow Counties
The Wilson County Alliance held a large meeting with a Mun Roads Sub-Alliance delegation, urging members to boycott Wilson warehouses over insurance charges. An Onslow County Alliance picnic near Richlands drew eight to nine hundred attendees, featuring long speeches, abundant food, and a notable avoidance of alcohol or profanity.
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Wilson County
Wilson County Alliance
Mun Roads
Ih Alliance
C. B. Freeman
J. D. Mears
Wilson
Alliancery
Farner
Wilson Advance
Rocky Mount Phoenix
L E. Newsong
Prest
H.C. Willliams
Sec’y
Igford
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Lummix
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Missouri
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Mecklenburg County
Goldbug
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Mary Ann Alliance
Rankin
Gibbon
A. J. Hunter
Beech Cliff Alliance
County Alliance
Charlotte
J W. Moore
J. P. Alexander
J. K Rankin
J. N. Patterson
T. S. Cooper
E M. Crowell
J. P. Bossa Man
Robeson
J.P. Lyne
Onslow County
Onslow County Alliance
Sheba
Solomon
Adams
Richlands
Onslow
Jones and Duplin
Cy. Thompson
Trabler
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