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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1898
Page
7
The excerpt meditates on dreams amid hills and a "land of promise" with shifting skies. It contrasts morning light and ruin, time as a gray mantle, and the enduring motif of dreams despite sorrow and change.
Elliott Raymond buys a neglected Flint Valley farm with windfall funds from a broker. He courts Miss Carruth as he tends the estate, meets Cousin Margaret and a talented pianist daughter, and faces a choice between love and a new rural future. The tale traces his growing attachment to the land and to Miss Carruth amid social circles and family ties.
Elliott Raymond, staying at the farm for hunting season, falls for a visiting girl named Alice. She awakens his love with song and visits each morning, and he finally asks her to marry him. Alice accepts, promising to become his wife as they plan a summer in Flint Valley and a gift from Miss Carruth seals their betrothal.
Ammonia shows promise in plant culture as a clean, easy to apply spray for amateurs. The article notes kerosene emulsions and copper solutions work poorly for small hobby growers, who need simple insecticides or fungicides. Florist offerings provide practical options for home gardeners seeking effective plant protection.
The article notes that ammonia washes can aid in treating pests when other remedies are unavailable. It advises using a small test on less valuable plants first, such as orange leaf scale or oleanders, before broader application. If no damage occurs, scale up the treatment on more plants. A brush can cover many plants quickly.
The sermon notes that wealth can breed complacency as Rev Frank De Witt Talmage argues that the greatest misfortune is to be cradled in luxury. He laments that many merchants fail when their sons fail to live up to expectations, bringing shame to their families.
In Brooklyn Life the remark asks how Browne kept his wife from buying him cigars. He replies that inside the house he only smoked the ones she bought him.
A fashion column discusses women’s footwear, focusing on evening slippers. It compares house and full dress styles, advises black for wider feet, critiques ornate trims, and notes bronze slippers for home wear along with nostalgic complaints about costly embellishments.
A Norwich Courant item recalls a 19th century incident where a finger was lost while riding a binder. The columnist reflects on fate and finds humor in the stub finger serving as a teaching aid for a baby, noting no nail to cut the mouth.
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