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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1895
Page
5
A fragmentary recipe list covers fried chopped potatoes with pork, lemon and othe r puddings, crullers, veal pot pie with dumplings, frizzled beef with horse radish, and a milk based sauce. It details quantities, mixing steps, and cooking times in a period domestic tone.
A household anecdote centers on Dinah the cook who talks aloud in a thick dialect while the narrator eats breakfast. Her comical monologue wonders about lazy White folks and the duties of the kitchen crew as she jokes about serving vittles and the morning routine.
Dinah finishes washing and drying dishes then hurries to the meeting house while Dekun Jones faces the task of judging the sinful. The rural scene notes the old time religion and Dinah’s sonorous voice guiding prayers as the ritual continues.
An old Indian chief seeks paradise beyond distant hills with his wife son and two followers. The dog remains steadfast, helps him endure freezing winds, and dies with him. an angel reveals the dog as the chief’s guardian and guides them both inside Paradise.
The 1894 Rescue Work report describes women drawn from hardship in Richmond and nearby areas. It argues heart hunger drives young women to outcast status and condemns widows and remarriage, urging society to reform and protect single women.
Notes compare Black Hawk kin with Daniel Boone and a flintlock gun to frontier fame. London Zoo adds a 12 to 14 foot Ophiophagus elaps snake, while Washington's White House tenure details outline occupancy from 1800 through Monroe and beyond. Farmers urged to secure strong teams and sound gear for spring, warning against last minute heavy feeding.
A collection of historical prices and facts mentions Mme de Pompadour paying $1.25 for an ounce of rogue and Constantine the Great commissioning a sword for $80. It notes costs for mosaics, cattle, figs, oranges, robes of Louis XIV, a dog for Henry VIII, a Bible sold in 1274, a bed with meals in 1452, Nero setting a wine jug price, Astor’s income, Odd Fellows leader John W. Stebbins, eye anatomy, a Greek petroleum spring, beacon signals during the Armada, Pennsylvania natural gas composition, horse eye secretions, values of Astor and Vanderbilt lace, papal and royal lace treasures, and Elijah Bryan at age 95 defending Missouri settlers.
The document names district organizers in North Carolina, listing individuals and the counties within each district. It includes Jas H Wiebb for the Sixth district and others for Seventh Eighth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Fifteenth and Fourteenth districts with the associated counties.
A Raleigh February 8 1895 record notes the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union demands for a government issued national currency with 2 percent tax cap under the Sub Treasury plan. It calls for silver at 16 to 1 and at least $50 per capita money supply plus a graduated income tax to support industry growth.
A platform calls for postal savings for safe earnings, land not for monopolies, reclaiming excess railroad land for settlers, government ownership of key transportation lines to regulate fares, and public control of the telegraph and telephone. It also demands direct election of US Senators with district representation.
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