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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1894
Page
5
Fragmentary poem lines speak of a lonely speaker by the river and cave ears. Images of a restless spirit, dark eyes, and a distant beloved populate a night hillside setting with music and longing. The piece evokes solitary contemplation and memory.
The page lists chocolate cash pudding and vanilla sauce instructions, caper sauce, minced veal, delicate pudding, and marshmallow making. It also describes how to prepare asparagus with browned butter and ends with a short real estate joke about a five room house miscount.
A nostalgic piece from a tramp's reflections recalls lost loves and ideals, contrasting poverty with spiritual wealth. The second segment recounts a perilous railroad incident near Rising Sun where fireman Nelson saved a two year old child from certain death by hurling the child from the track onto the ditch, sparing life and prompting hush about the event.
The Midland Journal notes that courage and calm under risk are earned in the railroad industry, calling for men of extraordinary nerve and coolness. It praises promptness and unshaken nerves as essential traits taught by the railroad business.
A miscellany notes vast counts of railroads in the U S and grammars of law, the number of post cards issued worldwide, and city death rates from drink. It records botanical lore from the peach to the night blooming cactus, and recounts early suffrage milestones and export histories.
Gus De Smith visits Mrs Yerger to break the news that Col Yerger's father has died in St. Louis four weeks ago. Mrs Yerger worries over her father while Yerger jokes that no letter from the dead is unusual, prompting a humorous twist.
The Washington Star reports counterfeit silver and gold operations expanding, centered on the Pacific slope. A Chicago gang clipped double eagles, rereeded rims, and restored coins to circulate with $12,000 passing through 600 pieces. False silver circulates nationwide, often made in bedrooms using plaster molds and base metals, aided by prison-borne knowhow and street vendors.
Chicago Inter Ocean relays a sensational tale of a pinaforish scandal involving Lord Rosebery. It claims a grooming mix up swapped two children, with the real lord dead and a foster son’s child taking his place. The piece notes the tale is likely false yet popular with gossipers.
A collection of brief comic lines and witticisms from multiple papers recounts misread verses, social foibles, and humorous exchanges. The items mention Ireland, a bank of jokes about taxes and economy, and a doctor outwitting a highwayman with vaccination, all reflecting light humor and local voice.
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