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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1893
Page
5
Fragmentary wartime anthem-like verse expresses suffering and calls the march on despite death and hardship. Refrains invoke glory and justice while describing ruined lives, midnight dangers, and a nation’s fatigue in a bitter struggle.
A scanned column compiles lemon ice and egg dish recipes alongside notes on clothing costs and cotton wool trade. It includes Apple Snow, Potato Cups, Chocolate Sauce, and Potato Salad recipes, then a lengthy economic column arguing farmer and merchant profits and urging reader scrutiny in Fort Worth Advance.
A missive from Raugiui dated January 16, 1892 recalls a local break down event at a natation gathering. The writer describes attire at a social soiree, dancing styles and a desire to participate, then notes political meetings and ends with a plea about debts to The Progressive Farmer.
A North Carolina village tale follows Flora and Will from their innocent schoolboy romance to a torn parting as Will goes to college. Years later his return rekindles love, but Flora forgives only as friendship, ending with both living separate, chastened lives and a moral for readers.
Advice on keeping promises and fair dealing, developing good manners, and sustained effort. Emphasizes integrity, two sides of every story, habitual effort over bursts, and using speech to uplift others through encouragement and virtuous aims.
Miss 8. E. Fuller of New York City becomes the first woman to secure a government engraving contract. She is a practical wood engraver and authored the first instructional manual in the art. Lilly Renn in London works with sewing classes and youth welfare while Mary Washington monument work resumes at Fredericksburg Maryland with the Martha Washington Monument Association funding the shaft. Mrs H J Langdon drives a long Sierra mail line employing many horses and vehicles and running multiple branches.
The Chicago Tribune reprints Joseph Jacobs The Farmer and the Money Lender from Indian Fairy Tales. A farmer frees himself from debt by tricking the lender with a conch, ending with the lender blind and drowned after stumbling into two wells. The tale ends noting the farmer won only by losing an eye.
An examination of how manners arise from culture and education and the danger of insincere courtesy. The text contrasts genuine civility with veneer and notes how politeness aids social life, especially toward children and the elderly, urging kindness and self restraint.
The passage portrays Horace Greeley as blunt yet principled, praising his linguistic flair and disdain for ignorance. It notes his intense opinions, such as valuing thrift, opposition to drink, and hostility to slavery, while judging marital infidelity as a grave vice and lamenting marshland waste in New Jersey. It also highlights his habit of quick judgments based on traits like hair color and college education.
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