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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1891
Page
5
A fragmentary poem portrays two neglected children pleading before a judge. They recount nights of fear and hunger, a cold cell, and a policeman’s remark that they are mother’s joys, seeking mercy and work instead of punishment.
Rev Thomas Dixon Jr presents a review of current events condemning organized crime in New York and New Orleans. He attacks saloon corruption and bribery in courts, cites cases of Flack Stevens Barker and Tammany influence, and urges Christian citizens to defend law and reform.
A new process by A Jepson, Arcade Chambers Manchester, toughens iron by embedding thin wrought iron cores within cast iron. It strengthens oven plates drain pipes boiler ash plates and hydraulic plates, greatly reducing fracture risk and enabling lighter lighter components. The method fuses metals without altering wrought iron consistency and without chilling the cast iron.
The article discusses flood defense measures urging high embankments and strong structures on flood plains and promotes flood insurance as a needed business. It also reports on a mysterious circular object seen during a transit across the sun, with Prof. Monck weighing it as a possible unknown planet rather than Vulcan, noting multiple February transit records.
A New England Medical Monthly piece condemns cruel enucleation of a rabbit eye and opposes lay anti vivisection societies while urging professional vivisection groups guided by compassion. It argues England’s anti vivisection push harms medical progress and envisions physician led safeguards.
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