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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1894
Page
5
A fragmented verse speaks of choosing simple country love over urban bustle. The speaker contrasts brick and stone with fields and crops, cherishing a life with Jack and home tasks while pondering the lure of city life and distant stars. The piece weaves themes of love, labor, and the pull of rural joy.
A fragment from a household section includes thin biscuit and apple snow recipes with instructions for doughs, fillings, and custards. Also tips on cabbage dish preparation and a brief essay on marital affection and the role of women, attributed to W. Bok in a Ladies’ Home Journal column.
The piece argues that marital affection should exceed mere duty, noting husbands’ expressed love brings true happiness to wives. It questions who claims priority of love and what husbands owe, urging lovership as essential for women’s joy and marital harmony.
A collage of humorous dialogue and domestic scenes unfolds in a sparsely linked slice of life. Characters discuss subscriptions, dances, engagements, and small shop banter, interspersed with a reflective note from Talmage on grandmothers and gratitude for aging women.
A New York Sun reporter recalls a Philadelphia accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad where a young woman of 18 displayed remarkable bravery. Trapped in a buggy atop a ravine, she faced an oncoming Pacific Express with calm, urging her lover to jump clear while she held on, later surviving with head injuries and returning home in a hammock.
A summary ofElizabeth Robinson Scovil advises vigilant care for suspected diphtheria in children. Look for fatigue and throat symptoms, seek medical advice promptly, keep the child in bed, and use lime water therapy for throat comfort while awaiting professional care.
The text advises periodic warm oil neck rubbing and flannel bound to ease discomfort. It recommends giving milk every two hours, cold milk with egg white added, strong beef tea, and possible stimulant prescribed by a doctor. Emphasis is on sustaining strength with nourishing liquids.
The article explains nursing school entry rules: applicants must be 21 to 35 with 25 preferred, apply by letter to the school superintendent, and may receive a personal interview or request an application blank. The blank requires handwriting, a physician health certificate, a clergyman’s letter, and three non-relatives as references. Applications are kept on file and a vacant position is filled by the most desirable candidate after a month on trial with room and board provided.
A New York Sun column argues that ambitious rural girls face harsh odds in cities. Author Martha Everts Holden warns that without a friend in high places a girl pursuing work will struggle, suffer exploitation, and risk ruin, urging contentment with home life. A Georgia sawmill road anecdote closes the piece.
The Limekiln club's last meeting erupts as Brothers Jackson and Johnson clash over Eve's hair color and a mock mortal combat. President Gardner warns expulsion, vows to end such arguing and to close the gathering with a firm stance against personal disputes.
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