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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1897
Page
5
Fragmentary poetry snippet suggests a speaker raised in a Spartan school with archaic spellings and phrases about love swaying the soul. Readable portions hint at a personal reflection or lyric fragment. The text lacks clear proper nouns or events to anchor stronger entities.
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes describes beef patties fried to a brown, savory kidney stewed with milk and rice, and egg white kept for later use. It covers soaking dried fruit, washing dirt away, and a sugar syrup method to tenderize fruit before serving.
A lone passenger recounts a chaotic streetcar episode where a hat and clothes are mud stained after a chase across blocks. He confesses foolishness, loses a nickel, and explains how a guard and conductor impact his misfortune while a separate tale links a school inspector and a village pupil misunderstanding.
Wash with boiled soap to make a good lather and add a teaspoon of borax. Rub the fabric with hands and rinse in warm water. Press dry between cloths and shake well before hanging in a shady place.
A narrator confesses a years long crush on Dolly, fifteen years his junior, and describes how her mixed signals, dance floor cruelties, and a lost violet bouquet escalate his longing. After a tense quarrel over a red rose, he admits his stubborn love and Dolly reveals she kept the flowers he sent with the violets, sparing him true romance.
In a tale from The P ierson Magazine, a boastful suitor recounts wooing Dolly amid gossip. Dolly reveals she loves Mr Morton, exposing the rival as a jealous cad. He finally admits his foolishness and they acknowledge their mutual affection after the night’s dramatic revelations.
A pair of mothers discuss cold prevention for children during winter. One advocates a routine cold bath or cold sponge from baby to teen, followed by brisk drying and rubbing to warmth, plus a weekly warm bath at night.
A fragment covers child foot care for warmth and nasal breathing to prevent flu, a simple egg butter milk toast dish, remarks on tar and feathers with historical note, and a note on picnics naming origin as pick and nick from 1802.
Instructions describe washing blankets using boiled yellow soap and ammonia mixed lathers. Two lathers followed by thorough rinsing in warm water blued, then wrung, shaken to lift the nap, and hung to dry. Blankets should be brought in at night and covered to protect from dew.
Respectfully dedicated lines honor Mr Peter Benett who died at his home near Dial on December 31 1896. The poem speaks of heavenly light, gates of pearl, and healing for mourners, praising eternal life and a ransomed soul walking streets of gold. Dial NC advertisement notes printing costs for The Progressive Farmer with a reminder to pay debts today.
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