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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1896
Page
5
Poem urging steadfast sowing despite toil and fear. It speaks of waiting for autumn’s harvest and the reward of joy, noting starry guidance and growth through tears. Adelaide Proctor’s verse frames perseverance as the path to fruitful outcomes.
Delights include raised buns with milk butter sugar and eggs and spiced apple pudding. Salmon steaks are broiled after marinating in oil and lemon juice with tartar sauce. Beefsteak and kidney pudding uses flour suet crust, boiled four hours, with careful bow tying and velvet bow making notes. A lace case design advises embroidered bolting cloth accents and a white satin pad for safe storage.
A compact history of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as the oldest chartered railroad in America and the first passenger line. From ground breaking in 1828 by Charles Carroll to opening in 1830, detailing early modes including a horse railroad, the double decker car, and a tread car, with notes on the first driver and the relay station.
Practical household tips warn against wasting food and misusing cleaning tools. The list advises preserving vinegar for pickles, discarding mouldy cheese, reviving stale crackers in a moderate oven, drying clothes promptly, using proper brooms, avoiding overwashing, and not wasting fuel or napkins.
An London home millinery article explains bow making for amateurs. It details handling ribbon, plaiting, and forming a full bow with six to eight loops, emphasizing not skimping material and keeping the folds tight as you work.
The article recounts Peter Cooper's 1830 locomotive drawing the world’s first passenger car by steam, notes early rail experiments including grasshopper engines and sail power, and highlights the Baltimore belt tunnel, electric motors, and progress in rail technology. It also piles on various satirical bits from period newspapers.
A collage of quips and captions shows a playful slice of daily life. A prisoner requests a jury of peers, a judge jokes about angels, a child defies dessert, and a mother negotiates with a stubborn son.
Three thieves woke in turn and divided a pile of apples into three equal heaps with one extra apple thrown away each time. After all three took their shares and morning divisions occurred with one extra apple discarded, the minimal solution is sought. The tale ends with a moral aside and acknowledges problematic language.
A humorous look at rival papers in Boston and Maine pasts, noting editors who were friends, and a Mark Twain anecdote about a governor bid derailed by false accusations. The piece ends with a reminder about renewing a paper subscription as indicated by the label date.
Several youngsters from Gaston and nearby towns write to Epior asking to contribute to the Young Folks column. Jessie from Kixstoy asks to write. Annie Jackson from Beere sends New Year greetings. Rollesvilxg and Debnam also seek space to answer questions and pose their own queries about Sunday’s name origin and St Peter’s crucifixion.
A batch of local letters from young readers in Moore Martin Bertie and Virginia asking questions and sharing praise for The Progressive Farmer young folks column. Children age ranges 10 to 16 discuss reading habits and request space to correspond while asking about Revolutionary War events and biblical views.
A thirteen year old pupil from Patrick Henry Institute in Durham writes to Mr. Epior praising her teacher Burk Smith and mentioning a large school. She notes her father reads The Progressive.
Emma I. Upchurch writes from a rural farm ten miles south of Durham praising farm life and noting her seven siblings. She asks a question about a general who died at the moment of victory and signs as Emma I. Upchurch.
A local youth column from Nash dry goods era features a farmer’s daughter age fifteen asking about the cry of a famed Virginia orator as her school closes. The piece segues into a Washington Post wedding anecdote about a Western Congressman’s private secretary and an unspoken romance leading to marriage in the spring.
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