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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1892
Page
5
A compact collection of era kitchen guidance detailing Cream Cake batter with eggs and cream, Johnny Cake dough with Indian meal, crushed wheat and graham rolls, Apple Fritters with layered batter, and a New England Strawberry Shortcake method. Includes butter rubbed dough, quick oven steps, and serving notes.
An 1890s reminiscence mixes poultry lore with tangential satire. The narrator riffs on a book Twenty-Five Years in a Poultry Yard, Indian Game hens, artificial teeth, and would‑be social mischief abroad. A humorous yarn blends farm notes with odd anecdotes about incubi incitements and dental curiosities.
An old retainer recounts Isham’s life with Master Joe, rent with hardship and care, including a secret plan for freedom, Joe’s military service, and Isham’s path to emancipation through labor, loyalty, and a Jubilee era turning point. Strong figures include Miss Lydie, Marie Bean, and Joe, with scenes on Spring Hill, the war's early battles, and the jubilee crowd calling for freedom.
In a colloquial reminiscence, Isham argues that freedom differs from slavery while Ritta-Ritta rejects the notion of immediate liberation. The speaker admits confusion over the full meaning and stakes of emancipation in a racially charged context reported by E. H. Turpin in the Times Democrat.
A light page of jokes and quips circulating in a community scene. A judge teases a cheeky prisoner while a gardener jokes about plant families. A physician questions a patient’s changes, a camping trip yields many engagements, and a Sunday school answer prompts a chorus. An editor jokes about misread editorial phrases and temperance office misattributions.
County or sub alliance may hire a superior lecturer by writing to Feseroshy, Barxes, Secy-Treas, N. C. F. 8. A. The arrangement covers expenses and a small compensation for services.
Notice directs parties inviting alliance officers to pay their own expenses as the State Alliance cannot cover any expenses except during regular work. Brethren are asked to note and arrange accordingly. Barnes, Secy Treas. N. C. F. 3 A.
All communications intended for the Executive Committee of the State Alliance of North Carolina should be addressed to Capt. S. B. Alexander, Chairman, Raleigh, N.C. care of W. S. Barnes, Secretary-Treasurer. By order of Executive Committee W.S. Barnes, Sec'y-Treas, N.C.F.B. A.
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