This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1892
Page
5
A collection of kitchen instructions for Graham muffins Newbern hominy peach a la conde cabbage and coffee cake plus notes on raspberry jam lemon custard and a humorous exchange involving a burglar a minister's wife and a train sign reflecting the era's domestic and social humor.
A miscellany of comic exchanges and social quips from a bygone era. The piece sketches jests about bars, barbers, and polite society, with exchanges on Sundays, ostentatious ignorance, anarchist accusations, and a conductor’s mystery bell response. It captures social humor through terse dialogue and character-driven snippets.
A preacher derides fools in a sermonette, cataloging types from reckless to letter-writing nuisances and women buyers at auctions. He lampoons foolish habits with vivid, humorous examples and mocks self importance across ages and sexes.
A New York Herald quip mocks vain young women who crave flattery. The narrator contrasts vanity with wisdom, ending with a line noting fools of mortals.
John K S Case MD delivers an address in Henderson County July 14 honoring Col L L Polk. He praises Polk as a true leader of the Farmers Alliance, lauds his public service, eloquence, and devotion to North Carolina, and offers condolences to Polk’s widow and family. The speech emphasizes Polk’s tireless work for the alliance and his enduring legacy.
The People's party 5th Congressional District calls an executive meeting in Greensboro on Thursday September 15 to conduct important business and elect a district elector replacing Rev P H Massey who declines the nomination. J B Surrx, Chairman.
The 1892 Omaha platform proclaims a reform agenda with anti corruption, calls for a government owned railroad and telegraph network, a national currency with silver standard, graduated income tax, land reform, initiative and referendum, and a one term presidency. It condemns plutocracy, urges eight hour law enforcement, pensions for veterans, and opposition to private corporate subsidies.
Fragment of an ordinance text notes eligibility to sit or vote in future party conventions. A copy of the ordinance is to be annexed to every call for any future convention of the party. The fragment hints at procedural rules but lacks full context or dates.
A North Carolina Experiment Station note explains how the May bug Lachnosterna fusca damages vines and fruit trees. It prescribes Bordeaux mixture with Paris green when possible, or hand picking, and details a kerosene umbrella method to trap and kill bugs, enabling one worker to cover four to six acres daily. The practical method stresses keeping kerosene wet in the flannel and repeating after a week.
Nashville dates set for September 15 1892 to nominate two Senate candidates. Attendees urged for full participation. Chaired by J C Neal and the executive committee of Nash County with good speakers planned.
The reader requests the forwarded name or address of J. J. Brinson, a lecturer in the First district, listing his residence as Reelsboro in Pamlico County North Carolina.
Any county or sub alliance may hire a superior lecturer in the state by applying to S. Barnes secretary treasurer. Expenses for services must be paid by the requester. Noesa parties inviting alliance officers to speak are not reimbursed unless for regular work.
Communications for the Executive Committee of the State Alliance of North Carolina are to be addressed to Captain 8 B Alexander Chairman Raleigh NC and forwarded via W Barnes Secretary by order of the Committee W S Barnes Secretary Treasurer
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.