Opposition to Sumptuary Laws
Correspondence from the Progressive Farmer urges reform and attacks alcohol’s influence on politics and religion. W. Drewry Smith contends church members enable election fraud via drinking culture, calls for honest reform and accountability among clergy and voters. He invokes biblical imagery and questions church leaders’ roles in politics.
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Son of God
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Railroads face reform after massive rebate scandal
The New York Voice cites AT and SF’s four year books showing seven million in inflated income, four million rebated to shippers, and other improper payments. With a receiver in control, calls grow to end private profiteering, government operation, and to adopt radical reform.
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Greenville tobacco warehouse ad payment note 1893
An 1893 Greenville North Carolina tobacco warehouse notice includes Ohtho L. Joyner sending a $250 check for an advertisement, stating the bill was $200 and expressing value received and continued success wishes for the Progressive Farmer publication in Raleigh.
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L. Joyner
Greenville
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Progressive
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