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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1897
Page
5
A fragmented poem explores a dark eyed maid and a lover’s vow to be her valentine across northern hills western seas eastern streams and northern winds. The speaker describes bouquets and gifts as tokens of affection read by maidens who hold hopeful hearts and accept the poet’s imagined vows.
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes for breakfast dishes and sweets. Includes scrambled eggs with mushrooms, celery fritters fried in batter, oatmeal cakes with long shelf life, and Italian burned custard with a caramelized sugar top.
A collage of quips and quotes from various papers includes Osmal Dawson who complains of repeated rejections, a Detroit Free Press exchange about bribery and horses, a judge quip on beating night watchmen, and a hotel clerk riddle about a gas light. The pieces showcase humor and sharp modern wit.
Henry W. Grady faced a danger from a man who planned to shoot him and used humor to disarm the encounter. Grady welcomed the Colonel Bill Blackstock of Cottonville, shared turf stories, and invited him to dine with Grady and friends, later winning his friendship and reversing the threat.
The passage ponders whether ancient societies doubted women's influence, citing Cleopatra and Miriam. It suggests that modern women have long been a force for good or evil in political and moral spheres since Eden, challenging contemporary claims of novelty.
A tale of Hobbes a North Carolina youth who journeys from New York to Europe and Australia. After surviving a shipwreck and ruling on a cannibal island he becomes King Maletoe in a distant realm. He returns to marry his New York fiancée then departs to his island kingdom.
A Washington lawyer recalls trying a case in a Maryland country district before a justice of the peace. He represented the plaintiff and admits the evidence failed to clearly prove the claim yet the client later indicated willingness to speak, leading to a favorable outcome.
In a brief courtroom moment the speaker delivers a memorable address admitting past misdeeds but asserting others misjudge witnesses. The judge sides with the plaintiff in about five minutes, concluding the suit.
A collection of reader submissions from North Carolina youths to The Progressive Farmer. Letters include questions and answers on daytime stars frogs life spans and Revolutionary War trivia, plus notes from Wayne County and Goldsboro with school details teachers and local pride.
A first time letter from Thomas L. Riddle in Moore County North Carolina praises Oak Grove Academy under Prof. Langley and Miss Monroe. It notes an influenza outbreak affecting the school, describes a strong Sunday school, and poses brief questions for juvenile readers while wishing the paper wider circulation.
President elect McKinley may consider appointing a cabinet member and even target Joseph Pulitzer author Henry Halstead as a potential choice. The writer notes McKinley has not yet utilized available journalistic talent and treats this as a possible oversight rather than a serious issue.
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