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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1892
Page
5
Poem fragment titled The Charge Of The People’s Party recited in November mocks liars and cheats, praising a grand partisan charge. It depicts legs and legions, ballots, and a dramatic, martial tone condemning opponents while extolling the speaker’s side. Brienat is mentioned as author.
A set of kitchen instructions covering French toast and quince dumplings, salted fried mackerel with milk, a coconut pudding, pickled pears with cinnamon, blackberry pudding, a steamed fruit crust dish, and a scrambled omelet. Includes steps for preparing each dish and notes on ingredients and cooking methods.
A lively snippet from a New York paper features humorous banter at the Fancy Fair. Santley and Dunleigh discuss the fair’s expected financial success while a lemonade sale earns a two dollar bill with 17 cents in change. Farmer Sassafras complains his son wastes time as the day’s brisk amusement continues.
A satirical political letter from Salisbury Watchman editor Bob Tice, mixing election commentary with local weather and humor. It critiques literacy voting laws, promotes compulsory education, laments hard times, and shares a humorous marriage anecdote about a college bred wife and a troubled appetite. It ends with a Wendell Phillips quote on reform and working-class emancipation.
Mr Bowser hides a bonnet gift from Mrs Bowser and boasts of his quick pick. She reveals the bonnet clashes with her complexion and style, and laments the mismatch between surprise and her look. The comic quarrel mocks shopping and the need for harmony in dress.
The People's Party convention in Omaha on July 4 1892 declares a platform calling for a united labor movement political reform and economic change. It argues corruption dominates politics and finance harms workers proposing direct currency reform land reform public ownership of railroads telegraphs and telephones an eight hour workday and direct election of senators.
A draft ordinance proposes that members of both State and National legislatures may sit or vote in any party convention. It requires annexing a copy of the ordinance to every call for future conventions. The measure aims to formalize eligibility rules for participants.
The Citizens and Industrial Union urges friends of reform to aid in organizing in cities and towns. A state organizer announces no funds are available, asking brother mechanics to recruit signers for assemblies in each city. Speakers Gen James B. Weaver and Gen James G. Field will tour North Carolina in late September. Officials request volunteers to cover expenses and arrange meetings, with notices to send names promptly.
By order of Executive Committee W.8. Barnes, Secy-Treas, N. O. F. 8 A. All communications intended for the Executive Committee must be directed accordingly.
A notice states the chairman resigns as head of the party's Executive Committee due to his nomination for Oren Hal in the Fifth district. The message references S Otho eigh N C and W R Linpsay. It promotes a People’s party book and asks readers to send for books, organize a glee club, with prices listed. Theodore Mt. Vernon is the contact.
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