16 May 1901
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Newspaper
Fisherman And Farmer
Location
Edenton, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
1
A Fishing Gazette item details trout baking tips and a Buffalo Exposition report on five baby dogfish born to a Woods Hole mother. It describes eel coloration and habits, eel varieties, and seasonal movements, plus a baked fish dish using cold boiled fish with crumbs and drawn butter.
The writer argues farmers must protect market goods and cotton bales from spoilage. He cites butter and fruit mishandling, and notes cotton rot from ground storage. Shelter or barn storage is advised to prevent losses.
The article extols country children enjoying seasonal growth in the South. It contrasts year round greenery with summer drought and winter dullness and describes spring’s awakening as buds, green tints, and warming breezes that bring life to hillside landscapes.
Monroe reports praise for early library building and citizen funding, praising RB Raney and Olivia Raney Library in Raleigh as a model. It notes Durham and Raleigh and Charlotte as leaders, urges towns to integrate public libraries with graded schools, and cites Legislative action linking libraries to rural schools.
Not For Self Alone argues that the mich and the poor are interdependent and that wealthier citizens owe duties beyond personal gain. It contends real estate values, business, and industry depend on communal health, including funding public education through taxes for an educated, prosperous society.
New provisions require school committees superintendents and principals not to admit any pupil whose household member is ill with smallpox diphtheria measles scarlet fever typhoid fever or cholera or during two weeks after such illness or death. A certificate from a physician health officer or county health chief is needed for admission. Violations carry misdemeanor charges with fines from one to twenty five dollars.
A girl, restless and ambitious, hears two sentences that reshape her life. She learns that fame is shallow and vows to grow in worth and virtue through study, service, and love, finding lasting joy as her soul strives toward higher living.
An essay argues that death is often painless and natural, citing survivors’ reports and explorers like Livingstone and Behr. It notes that pain may fade after initial shock and that severe injuries sometimes yield little or no pain before death.
Danforth of Latsrange, sa suffered six months from a running sore on his leg but reports Burklin's Amid Saiverhelly cured it in five days. The ad claims it also cures ulcers piles and similar ailments. Only 25c at Wood's Drug Store and South Mills Drug Co.
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