Cotton Mills Pay. Massachusetts investment boosts textile growth
The News cites Boston reports that about 10 million dollars will be invested in cotton mills in Massachusetts soon, urging southern states to adopt manufacturing. It highlights East Boston, New Bedford, and Lawrence mills with multi million dollar projects and employment impact.
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Boston Mass
South
Vienna
New England
Massachusette Capitaliste
Massachusetts
Boston
New Bedford
Lawrence
East Boston
Strong Drink and What It Will Do If You Drink It
A polemical sermon condemns alcohol and its social wreckage. It details ruin to families, wages, and public order, imagining a tavern owner profiting from vice and urging readers to repent before drinking leads to hell. The piece ends with a plea for wider republication.
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Egypt
Joshua
Jericho
Papa
Farm purchase plan for convict support outlined
The extra sess passed law allows counties to buy farms to house and feed convicts. Macon county bought about 175 acres to grow oats and peas and hopes two crops this year will feed mules and save money. Dooly county has about 40 convicts and could use six to eight on a farm to produce food for both convicts and stock. The News urges officials to investigate and consider cost efficiency and profitability of such farms.
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General Assembly
Macon County
Dooly County
Road work by convicts eyed and suffrage debate rages
The article discusses pursuing road work through convict labor as a possible permanent solution to road maintenance and suggests testing by leasing a farm with an option to buy. It notes women’s suffrage suffering a major setback with pessimistic claims about ugly voters affecting turnout. It references local ads for Columbus wagons, a meat market, and Vienna Hardware Co offering fruit jars and sang.
Getting Rid of Gullies and Galled Spots in Fields
From the Raleigh North Carolina Progressive Farmer article, remedies for gullies and galled spots include using straw or coarse manure to improve fertility, plowing dirt into gullies, directing water elsewhere, and sowing peas or cowpeas to keep soil productive. Rebuilding and stabilizing scarred fields is urged to restore farm utility and enable use of farming implements.
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Atock
Lana
Raleigh
N. C
Vienna Hardware Co. Ad Offers Two Thirds Interest for 2500
A. J. Cone of Raleigh Florida advertises a business opportunity with $2500 cash securing a two thirds stake at a voiced value of $8000. Full information available on application.
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A. J. Cone
Raleigh, Fla
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Vienna Hardware Co
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Vienna, Ga
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HUB Shoes
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