Subscriptions and political commentary in The Progressive Farmer
Weekly letters from North Carolina subscribers praise The Progressive Farmer and renewals flow in from multiple counties. The issue also reports on ex-Sheriff Brewer’s unsettled accounts and a sharp critique of tariff claims, plus correspondence from Yauresville on the People’s party debates and regional farming notes on cattle, chickens, and upcoming egg market activity.
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Brewer
Chatham Co
State National Bank
Chatham
Yuatesville
N. C
North Carolina
People’s Party
W. A. B. Branch
Harry Skinner
Bath
Pantego
Col. Skinner
Democratic Party
Maj. Branch
W. S. Clark
Hop Smiths Knives and the Tariff Talk in North Carolina
A readers notes a Progressive Farmer piece praising a 35 cent low tariff pocket knife as a Dem Party emblem. Speakers including R B Glenn and Marion Butler are described using the knife to illustrate Democratic tariff benefits for citizens, with remarks about sales tactics and political messaging across Goldsboro and Jordan’s Store areas.
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Mr. Smith
Europe
United States
America
Hop” Smith
Apsett L. Swinson
Col. Skinner
Beaufort County
Goxpssoro
N. C
North Carolina
Congress
Grover Cleveland
R. B. Glenn
Goldsboro Opera House
Hop Smith
Simmons
Marion Butler
Jordan’s
W County
Smith
Glenn m Ade
Undertakers Supplies Arranged for Rural Counties
State agency announce completion of arrangements to furnish undertakers with all supplies including linings hardware caskets cloth covered and metallic coffins raised top and plain. Burial robes for men women and children are available in many counties where small rural undertakers operate.
Note to the Brethren Report from Norfolk Visit
A reader notes a recent trip to Norfolk Virginia and describes findings and impressions. The fragment mentions travel and a sense that it pays, but details are limited. The item reads as a brief personal note or column teaser rather than a full report.
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Norfolk, V
Executive Committee Minutes Excerpt August 13 1894
Minutes show cash sales required from October 1 1894 and strict collection of state alliance accounts. Richmond County Farmers' Alliance urged full county representation at November meeting. Correspondence includes a 1893 ad payment inquiry from L Joyner to Progressive Farmer with check for 250 dollars and note of value received.
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Ays
Barnes
Sec
Com
State Executive Committee
State Alliance
W. H. Worris
B. A
Richmond County Farmers’ Alliance
Court House
Rockingham
D. D. Wright
Eastern Tobacco Warehouse
Wool and Woolen Goods Prices and Milling Rates
Wool and woolen goods offered with exchange rates for washed and unwashed wool. Blankets priced at four dollars per pair. various fabrics, jeans, flannel, and yarns priced per pound or per yard. Mill services include carding spinning weaving and finishing with greasing guidelines, freight paid on wool over ten pounds sent by railroad, W. H. Worth and S. B. A. as the contact parties.
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Orca
W. H. Worth
Alliance Produce Exchange Price List and Services
The Alliance Produce Exchange lists prices from 75 cents to 2.50 per pair for pants, with special orders possible. Shoes kept in stock in Raleigh, FOB Raleigh pricing. Encourages early cane mill orders and crimson clover seed purchases, warns prices may rise, and plans to mail monthly price corrections. Members in good standing get access to prices. nonmembers are excluded. The exchange handles eggs, poultry, butter, hides, grain, and other farm products in Raleigh with strong egg demand and efficient handling for 3 to 5 carloads weekly. Turkeys expected to improve in late fall.
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Raleigh
The
Alliance
Produce Exchange
N. C
North Carolina
Bagcloth for Baling Cotton Sheets and Prices
Heavy bags cut and sewed into sheets with sizes 14 yards wide and 3 yards long priced at 3 and 4 cents per yard. Two sheets cover a bale of cotton. Sold F O B New York or Philadelphia. Bales contain 300 yards.
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New York
Philadelphia
Notice to Those Shipping Wool
Wool shippers are urged to contact W. ul. Worth for instructions on exchanging wool for blankets dress goods pant goods or white flannel or for having it worked up Do not ship wool here to avoid extra expense and trouble Write for shipping guidance Only the sender is addressed in this notice and the instructions to follow are provided by Worth
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W. Ul. Worth
Alliance Sewing Machines Notice in Raleigh 1894
Notice from Raleigh dated May 3 1894 states nonmembers must pay 22.50 for Alliance Sewing Machines and members must include the seal on orders or be charged 22.50. W H Wora S B A note claims about fifteen hundred machines sold with satisfaction unmatched by others.
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Raleigh
Alliance
W. H. Wora
Special Prices List to Ship From Raleigh for August
The Business Agency announces a full Prices List ready by August 1 offering broad contracts on many goods at new low prices. Dry goods notions shoes pants and more will be shipped from Raleigh with detailed lot numbers descriptions and prices to prevent mistakes. Forty nine pants patterns are available and manufactured locally for employment.
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Raleigh
Directions for Preparing Packing and Shipping Poultry to Boston Market
Detailed instructions on slaughtering bleeding and skinning poultry tight packing and cold storage for Boston Market. Includes timing before killing scalding avoidance, removal of organs but keeping gizzard heart and entrails, drawing skin over end tying, undrawn poultry sales limits, packing as No 1 or No 2 stock with separate staging, box lining paper only, no straw, boxes 100 to 200 pounds, backs up legs straight and no shifting.
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Hank
M Roberts
Cleveland County
LW Parker
Wayne County
Joseph Sharks
W L Kivett
Randolph County
Ws Edwards
Re. S
Wm S. Murray
Buncombe County
N M Martin
Halifax County
H H Williams
Wilson County
T H Pritchard
Bertie
E Little
Columbus
JW Tarkenton
Woodard
W E Barkley
Halifax
Alfred Current
Iredell
J L Clemmur
Gaston
A G Yillican
James Blakey
Davidson
M A Seegroves
Wake
JD Furlough
Tyrell
A H Durham
Sokes
R. L. Pate
Wayne
Summer J Parker
Lynn
Mass
J P Thompson
Robeson
Alex Swicegood
J § Tomlinwn
C W Crocker
J Q Shaw
G L Penny
M F Adcock
4A Smith
Orange
Sheriff Brewer
Seepeeis
Norfolk
Richmond
Boston
State Agency Department
Omas & Max
N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
St. Louis
W. S. Barnes
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W. T. Whant,Sec’y-Treas P. S
Southern Railroad CO
Danville
N.C
Daily
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Oxford
Hender
Buffalo
Lithia Springs
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Asheville
Charlotte
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Galman Alee
A.M. Daily
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Orehead City
New Berne
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Berkley
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Washington
H. Hardw
Fener Pass
Jay W. H. Green
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Cwastington
D.C
Rateies
J. W. Denmark
Progressive Farmer
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Epwards & Broughton
Alliance Produce Exchange
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Rowan County Alliance
Alpha Sub Alliance
M. L. Ricwige, Co. Sec’v
Alliance Main
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D. M. Osborne & Co
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