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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1891
Page
5
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a long handled gourd from a yard vine. The piece links childhood memories of harvest, preparation, and shared drink to a vivid though partial scene near a house and garden.
A kitchen notes page lists recipes including Amherst pudding with flour sour milk and suet, arrowroot drink, currant sherbet, gingerbread, egg gruel, and gooseberry pie. It also contains a lengthy editorial rant claiming the author is the town leader and will seek political office.
A vivid, ornate prose piece recalls a brief, radiant glimpse of a woman on a train, sparking dreams of love and home. The narrator’s rapture fades to wistful gloom as a rival arrives at Rocky Mount, ending in a note urging financial reform as a motto.
In an interview with John A. Cockerell, Gould discusses his dairy farm memories, the dog and sheep that helped operate a treadmill churn, and his modest view of success. He recalls leaving the farm after his chastisement and notes his unusual sleep remedy of milk warmed with a small spirit lamp.
Washington is the only city with a quarter million people that has no factory girls. Few women work in retail, photography, or offices, while many earn their living in politics. Notably there is no tenement-house life, and even the poorest colored mammy owns a house.
A garbled local item references an Arizona Kicker column and a disputed past event involving Major A. Boyt Dudinw and a county clerk role. The fragment mentions drunken behavior and accusations tied to deeds and revenue remarks, with unclear chronology and names due to damaged text.
The article lists prominent heiresses and their immense jewel holdings. It cites Mrs J G Ayer Mrs W K Van derbilt Mrs J I Astor William Astor and Mrs C P Huntington with emeralds rubies and other stones valued in the millions. It compares their wealth to historic figures and notes European connections including an English Rothschild heiress whose pearls are valued at £50000. It remarks on Queen Victoria’s substantial investments in jewelry.
Instructional guide for orange marmalade using large coarser peels and leaf sugar with steps on selecting oranges, preparing pulp and peels, boiling, straining, and sealing in jars. Mentions Royal Californian and Groupie Pierre Leaders as extra notes.
A long reader experience recalls a North Carolina friend’s tale of love, loss, and dreams about children buried and angels in heaven. The piece includes a Mississippi wreck dream with four white angels guarding a survivor and a ministerial calling dream from Carolina, all framed as Dreamland reflections.
Miss Amelia B. Edy states sincerity is the key to fiction success. She explains that plots often arrive fully formed or develop as she waits, with characters acting as real people would. The piece notes the author’s aim to console the sorrowful and ease pain. Sub-Alliance agents are urged to read a State Executive Committee recommendation on trading directly with State Agent.
A veteran railroad telegram operator recalls lonely years at a desert station near Yuma and a fever dream courtship with a fellow operator at Banning. After misunderstanding her gender, he wins her hand with rubber boots in a tale of romance and a wedding journey.
An analysis from The Philadelphia Record highlights the vast wood pulp needs of printing. A single edition of 150,000 copies used 17 tons of blank paper from 67 poplar cards, turning from tree to print in 22 hours. The piece cautions that extensive wood consumption risks a future tree famine.
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