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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1896
Page
5
Fragmented poem celebrates invincible Spirit of the nation with imagery of shores, doors open, sails, and unity. References war and peace, duty, and love of country, though text is garbled with missing phrases and misspellings. Names and precise phrases are unclear. content centers on patriotism and resilience.
A fragmented household page lists ginger snaps and mutton pie with tomatoes, strawberry puff pudding, strawberry charlotte, and egg puffs with salted butter. It also extols music in the home, urging parents to cultivate pleasant domestic life, and closes with a quip about lifelong learning and memory from Yonkers Statesman.
A seven year old, Laddie, in February longs for a Valentine for his sick mother. He borrows a small sum, carries bags at a station, and meets a kind stranger who learns his story. The man is revealed as the missing papa who returns home to surprise and reunite the family.
A vivid Civil War scene recalls a nurse praying over a wounded man and singing Home Sweet Home as another soldier dies, followed by a Kentucky bluegrass origin tale traced to Indiana with references to Harrison, Terre Haute, Vincennes, and Clay.
A reminiscence attributed to Admiral David D. Porter recalls asking a wartime comrade about killing. The friend, reflecting with remorse, told of fleeing at Bull Run, being pursued by a Confederate who finally collapsed exhausted after ten miles.
A 13 year old Tama farm boy writes to The Progressive Farmer asking what kind of wood the Ark was built from. He notes his father reads the paper and signs off as J W Kerns.
A 13 year old girl from Franklin County asks to join the paper's Young Folks column, listing family details and questions about historical telegraph first message and inventor of the spinning wheel, while Crocker NC adds a note about family tragedy and schooling.
Mr Bowman a farmer in Alexander County asks about biblical mysteries. He challenges Geo Fisher with Samson's riddle from Judges 14 14 and the Philistines and asks where Moses was buried and who buried him in a historical readers column.
A Guilford County MCLEANSVILLE reader presents letters about school and music lessons, answering Will Haynes and discussing Jamestown and Texas history, with mentions of Jefferson Academy and General Jams A. GuField. The fragment includes names Lucy Jsrman's Carrie D. Siedges and a mix of questions and reminiscences.
A fragmented notice from the Southern Railroad Company invites public input on an issue at a local point. Readers are asked to note the event date and location as provided by the readable fragments.
The letter asks who settled North Carolina and when, answers with Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585, and poses questions about Mississippi River cities and a president's inauguration and age. It includes a moral tale from the Golden Legend, a joke about hell, and a note from a reader Hester Morata, commenting on Tillman and Wall Street.
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