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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1896
Page
5
Household advice covers party pans filled with mincemeat baked with butter sugar glaze and rosewater, sugared corn candy using warm syrup over popped corn, and a bread and fruit pudding with bread milk molasses raisins nutmeg salt and lemon sauce cooked in boiling water for six hours.
Household hints offer tips for household tasks. Readers learn uses for discarded tooth brushes in cleaning and for cleaning potatoes before paring. Instructions cover broom cleaning, wood staining with potash, and polishing glass with newspaper. Ideas emphasize simple, economical methods and durable results for home upkeep.
A practical guide describes cleaning cashmere and woolen garments by brushing away lint then washing in salt water with strong soap. After drying and ironing on the wrong side the item looks nearly new. Dark cashmere and flannel can be washed this way without fading or shrinking. A zinc-covered kitchen table aids in food preparation and lasts a lifetime for a small initial cost.
The article discusses hearty farm breakfast ideas for early meals, noting meat and potatoes as base foods and suggesting varied alternatives such as griddle cakes, graham gems, johnny cake, oats, flakes, and granules. It includes toast varieties, poached eggs, milk toast, tomato sauces, codfish gravy, fried mush with maple syrup, and fried bread with apples, plus using fresh suet and strong coffee with milk for children.
A dis patch from Atchison dated October 30 reports a prank ended badly when Miss Jennie Orsted agreed to pose as a corpse after a dare from George Maxwell. They visited an undertaker’s shop where she put on a white shroud and lay in a coffin, creating a pitiable scene.
Maxwell lowers a coffin with Miss Crater inside to a morgue via an elevator. He extinguishes the room lights and she emerges to find the naked bloated body of a floater in the coffin. Miss Orsted, shaken, later recovers at home as physicians fear for her nerves. Also includes two recipes.
A collection of short humorous clippings on kissing from various papers. Jokes show women resisting unwanted advances and men defending bold acts with witty exchanges. The tone mimics old timey newspaper humor with sharp social quips.
A veteran railroad conductor recalls a war era incident at Brandy Station. A country visitor boarded, greeted every passenger, and drew laughter from the car as a curious scene unfolded. The man later became a prosperous Washington merchant, reputedly worth over 200000 dollars.
Horace Brumley of Catawba County asks what was found on the Gettysburg battlefield two years after the battle. Alice Herman from Conover encloses 5 cents for a copy of the Christmas story A North Carolina Romance, expressing her father’s newspaper reading and interest in the young folks column.
A Wake County youth from RowEsvilleE in North Carolina writes about life on a farm of 350 acres. He describes his father growing tobacco for the first time and expresses a preference for working in tobacco over cotton. He asks where the first war was fought between ironclad ships.
A 10 year old girl from Bensalem North Carolina writes to the paper praising it and sharing school details. She mentions two sisters, the current school break and planned January return, and notes Santa brought cologne candy and apples. She closes with good wishes for a happy new year.
A school girl Mary Poor writes from Gororth North Carolina requesting to join a newspaper letter column. She signs with a question about the Revolutionary War turning point and mentions Ethan Allen demanding surrender in a past battle. The letter references Mr Everette Ritchie and a colonial phrase invoking the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress.
A historical remark extols a woman's abilities to decide without reasoning, interpret quiet refusals as meaning eyes, sharpen pencils with time, value a long marriage, and carry a colicky infant through the night without harming the child, highlighting enduring maternal strength and restraint.
The Century prints an extract claiming General Grant was born exceptional with a large body and fearless nature. As a toddler his brave heart impressed observers. A pistol shot was fired near him and he remained unshaken, prompting further astonishment from onlookers.
Mr Stingyman accuses Mrs Stingyman of wasting funds as they tally household expenses. He notes $375 left after purchases including shoes for Willie and small items. She admits paying a $3 cigar bill, denying medicine purchases, while he laments delaying his departure for work.
A windmill salesman recalls a conservative old farmer who built a life from early days on rugged land. The farmer refuses to pump water for free, citing hard work and blessings, and the tale ends with the salesman taking several orders. Harper's Magazine notes the humorous episode.
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