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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1894
Page
5
An odd mix of verse about shining wings and night skies alongside household pie recipes. The prose shifts from poetic meditation on flight to practical instructions for cream cheese lemon and fruit pies, pumpkin and mincemeat fillings, all with baked crusts and oven notes.
A brief dialogue scenes a merchant and a confident youth. The merchant recalls a past young man who left for Canada, while a belligerent boy taunts him. The exchange ends with the boy’s retort about praying or facing punishment.
The teacher asks how long Johnny’s father and Uncle George would take to do a piece of work together. Johnny quips that they would never finish, for they would sit and tell stories instead.
A young Irish priest preaches on the feeding of the multitude, notes an old man could repeat the act, rephrases to feed ten thousand with ten loaves and ten fishes. The next week he confesses only ten could be fed and asks if the old man could do it, the reply being no, only the leftovers.
In this tale, Miss Margie Vane learns she inherits the Demorest estate after discovering rubies hidden in glass cups. Will Demorest, Margie’s admirer, helps reveal the gems and steps aside for her fortune, while the scheming Meredith family reacts as Margie and Will prepare for marriage.
A collage of quips and humorous exchanges drawn from multiple newspapers including Pittsburgh Chronicle Life and Harper's Bazar. Vignettes feature playful misunderstandings about language and class, farm life, and playful dialogue in varied dialects with light social satire.
In Dixie, M. Quad meets Bristol a local justice of the peace who avoids fussing with lawsuits. A frightened negro Abraham Tibbs pleads for a warrant after Mose Henderson allegedly knocked him down, but Bristol remains cautious, illustrating a practical approach to local dispute resolution.
Colorado leads in silver while Washington ranks high in gold and Alaska tops sealskins. Nevada and New Mexico post strong gold and silver positions as the two Dakotas lead wheat. Notes include forest plants in Japan, camphor cultivation, and U.S. coffee production estimates. Reports cover labor in Russia, horse hide leather growth, U.S. coal mining statistics, and global wine samples from California vineyards.
Lucien Holman, returning after fifteen years in Australia, encounters a dead letter exhibit at the World’s Fair in Chicago. A letter addressed to him renews memories of Nellie Merriwether in Atlanta and Marietta, leading to a surprising reunion with Nellie at the fair.
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