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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1894
Page
5
A column of kitchen guidance covering peas a la Anglaise asparagus salad cucumbers naked lobster fried tomatoes and other preparations. It includes methods for boiling, chilling, dressing, and frying with details on timing portions and serving suggestions.
A writer journeys to Miller’s hillside home above Oakland to interview the poet. He describes Miller’s open door life, four small houses, a mile of roses, fountains, and terraced orchards, and Miller’s creed of liberty, simple living, and justice as core to his poetry.
A collection of dated curiosities and facts including taxes on soap and carriages in Britain and Holland, tobacco and land taxes in Portugal, cocoa leaves in Peru, and Peculiar customs under Nero. Notes on anatomy, ants, sail power, eight hour workday, and railway agents keeping bees.
A reflective passage contrasts a renowned figure with the moral aim of reaching hearts in cities driven by greed. Hamlin Garland writing in the Rocky Mountain News depicts a man in bearskin retreating to a simple hillside life while hoping his message pierces murderous urban and selfish business realms in America.
Richard and William discuss the end of an affair with a plan to reach a crisis. William recalls deciding a week earlier to ask Miss Smart a question, which she dismissively labeled as something a fool could do.
A Boston visitor highlights an extensive vocabulary during a chat with a farmer and a new arrival. The landlord recalls the guest’s rough start, noting he had little speech when he first came but quickly improved after two weeks of boarding.
A humorous tale circulating that Judge Durham, former Controller of the Currency, was thanked by a preacher after a sermon in Washington. The anecdote portrays the devout judge rising to publicly thank the minister for the honor.
Two men discuss age and appearance in a tense exchange from the Washington Post. They compare ages thirty six and thirty seven and remark on looks and a bald spot. The dialogue ends with the pair parting as friends.
A Chicago councilman protests Chinese laundry workers calling for city hall closure on Confucius Day. He notes support for other holidays but opposes suspending business for the observance, urging limits to such actions while recounting prior acceptances of St Patrick’s Day and Emperor William’s birthday as holidays.
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips featuring Mrs DeGollyer, nurses, and townsfolk. Jests touch on college mix ups, life insurance notions, branded horses, resignations, and wedding plans in a light hearted, vernacular tone. Contains exchanges about a dead husband, a two year old heifer, and marital mischief.
Two men debate the gender of a train as it nears the station. The lean man asks the station master about the train's sex and learns it is a mail train. The exchange ends with the lean man buying the fat man a cigar.
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