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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1893
Page
8
A satirical patriotic hymn praising Cleveland mocks Democratic loyalties. The speaker portrays Democratic followers as blindly obedient, praising low wages and economic misery while demanding favor for the party. The piece ends as a mock prayer to Cleveland, urging continued party service.
The Cotton Plant letter accuses the Congressional Record of suppressing facts as a partisan tool. It recalls Indiana’s Bynum denouncing the Sherman Act repeal during a Denver silver speech, Colorado’s Pence rebuking him on the House floor, and Bynum’s drunken excuse as McLaurin taunts. The writer urges readers to seek truth beyond仕 official reports.
The Boston Herald accuses Republicans of stealing two or three planks from the Democratic platform, while the Boston Traveller retaliates by charging Democrats with taking two planks from the people's party platform. The exchange winged by remarks on a shared principle of public ownership and universal adoption.
An editorial notes New York women will vote next month to elect delegates to a state constitutional convention and for school officials. It praises New York’s progress on female suffrage, claims it leads the Union, and suggests broader voting rights may follow. The piece contrasts Western states and marks a shift in sentiment nationwide.
The ad urges customers to ask grocers for a dollar’s worth of Dobbins’ Perfect Soap priced at five cents a bar. It claims one bar equals two bars of any other five cent soap ever made, and assures the grocer will obtain it if not in stock.
A Memphis convention of the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union adopts resolutions calling for a government issued national currency, postal savings banks, public ownership of railroads and telegraph lines, free coinage of silver and gold, land reform, and broader tax and revenue measures to benefit the people.
Avaust Post announces a popular one volume book Labor and Capital for students of labor and farm movements. It is priced at 2.00 retail, with a postpaid mail option at 1.50 and an offer to bundle a one year Progressive Farmer subscription plus Labor and Capital for 2.00. A six subscriptions club at 6.00 earns a free copy, urging timely response.
The Missouri World announces an eight week series starting Oct 11 presenting great speeches on the money question. Featured speakers include Senators Peffer and Stewart with Sibley Bryan Simpson Davis Pence and others to be named. Subscriptions cost ten cents for the eight issues. Chillicothe Missouri.
A fragmented OCR line hints at a fashion or publication note. The readable words refer to a copy about vogue style, with no clear event date or locations. The item appears to be a production note or caption fragment rather than a complete story.
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