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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1897
Page
5
A fragmentary poem or humorous letter shows a cabinet member, possibly the Secretary of State, recalling old female constraints and asserting women’s place. It blends wry modern irony with a satirical note about Mars and a looming conflict, naming a foreign minister and a cosmic threat. The piece mixes personal recollection with political quips and celestial war talk.
A reader friendly guide presents Apple Mickle bread pudding Beef Loaf Tomato Toast and Mutton Stew with simple steps. Apple Mickle uses bread and apples baked an hour. Beef Loaf blends beef crackers pepper thyme parsley onion juice eggs and cream baked in a tin. Tomato Toast toasts tomato ham onion and butter over toast with sauce. Mutton Stew simmers boiled meat onions butter spice and wine, served with peas and lettuce salad.
Report of a drastic act connected to a rejected marriage proposal involving Prothingham and Misa. The exchange centers on Dicer and Trivvet recounting a proposal to Misa’s mother, Mrs. Dimling, a widow, and a claimed impediment to a suitor entering the house. The fragment hints at family scandal and violence without full details.
A Yale football captain dreams of a journey to Jupiter after a night by a moonlit lake. In a misty视, a white messenger appears and takes him to Jupiter’s president where he sees a ninth ray machine revealing Earth and Mercury. The vision ends as the campus cheers wake him from the dream.
The Belgian general at Brussels academy warned that world population will surge, doubling in coming centuries. He cited 1882 to 1890 growth, projected to 27 milliards by 2280, and warned of eventual food limits unless balance restores itself. European figures from 1788 to 1886 show 140 percent rise.
The New York Sun cites Ravenstein arguing arable land will fall short as population grows. Even after excluding polar regions deserts and unproductive areas, only about two billion hectares remain for crops and half a billion for animal support. If trends persist, famine could follow within a century.
A long anecdote recounts a touring drummer’s anger at arriving early at a railroad depot and a chance meeting with Colton who shares a farcical scam involving a Rev. Lucius Bingle mileage book. The tale shifts to an old English proverb about setting the Thames on fire, explaining a linguistic mix up from a sieve fire myth to today’s usage.
A fragment from St. Nicholas notes that a dull boy will never set the river on fire, illustrating a pleasant style used to dismiss sharp remarks. The passage hints at a critique of uninspired youth with a playful, period voice.
A Washington war department clerk known for humor, Daniel Webster Scruggs, shaved his whiskers and caused a home melee after pretending to be a tramp. His dog attacked in the hall, the doctor treated the wounds, and Scruggs will miss duties for a fortnight. The office clerks say the prank was fitting punishment.
In a period flavor scene from New York Herald style prose, Regina Blueblood questions suitors Richard Winebiddle and James Locust before Algernon declares he loves her more and vows to rest his head on the pine needle sofa cushion she gave him. She admits she cannot marry within six weeks.
Born July 9 1841 in Edgecombe County North Carolina Medy W Proctor died January 13 1897 He joined the rebel army as a youth and served through the war before taking up farming He married Miss Mary Calhoun and was known as a helper in sickness and distress and a member of Juvenile Alliance No 1080 The Alliance records his death as an irreparable loss and orders mourning for thirty days and publication to his wife and the Progressive Farmer
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