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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1891
Page
2
A postal notice urges prompt delivery of newspapers with doors on time by six in the morning and asks subscribers to report delays. The excerpt includes a Ben Tillman quote asserting party loyalty and opposition to third-party organization in the South.
The piece argues there are two groups harming Democratic prospects in North Carolina. It condemns misrepresentation of Democratic records and claims the party has not controlled national legislation since 1860, while opposing unjust laws. It stresses the danger of misleading claims to voters.
The piece argues the first step to reform is Democrats gaining power and condemns extremes within the party. It criticizes hardline reformers and rule or ruin advocates and urges leaders who adhere to core Democratic principles with temperate argument. It warns against third party influence in North Carolina and calls for responsible, steady governance.
The State Chronicle boasts the largest circulation in the state and promotes itself as the premier advertising medium. Readers respond to ads for a Mt Olive High School principal and other notices, while a Winston business leader credits ads with much of his success and routinely uses newspapers to reach customers.
The Progressive Farmer leads in support of the Sub-Treasury bill while the News and Observer in a prior circular claimed it advocates the Sub-Treasury plan and favors issuing $500,000,000 more paper money.
The Progressive Farmer reprints a News and Observer circular partial to sub treas ury silver coinage and $500 million more paper money. It backs abolishing national bank laws, state note issuance, revenue tariff, and Farmers Alliance, urging white North Carolinians to stand united for prosperity. Printed eight pages for $1.25, clubs $1.00. Raleigh NC.
The Marion Free Lance urges a end to insinuations about editors motives and calls for fair treatment in a free country. It argues editors deserve due process and should be judged by their overall conduct rather than isolated criticisms.
A North Carolina voice argues strongly for remaining Democratic to preserve state government reforms and block Republican federal control. The NC Teacher issue features a likeness of Prof. Cons. McIver, president of the normal and industrial school for young women.
Mas S M Finerr, Supt of Public Instruction, issues a valuable circular letter outlining a broad course of study for public schools. The eight page pamphlet aims for wide circulation and carries weighty guidance for teachers, committees, and parents. Virginia’s debt issue curbs foreign investments but North Carolina remains attractive. Col A Q Tompay invited to speak in London on Southern investments. Prof Holmes urges clean water as defense against typhoid and malaria, favoring rain water as a remedy and advocate for its general adoption.
Hon. W. L. Wilson closed a patriotic Montana speech to Democratic clubs arguing against centralization of federal power in Washington and the wealth concentrated among party beneficiaries. He framed the issue as a fight for liberty and the legacy of the founders.
The Asheville Citizen rails against raising street car fare from five to ten cents stirring local uproar. Becky Suarp pens playful verse lamenting the nickel’s fall from grace as transit firms seek profit. Dr H B Battie and J G Brarock plan tobacco curing tests to compare stalk versus Snow method over several weeks. P P P claims cures for syphilis scrofula blood poison and rheumatism.
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