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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1896
Page
5
A lyrical fragment reflects on a man whose youthful vigour fades as he recalls a mother’s tender care and a life filled with love from children and friends. Death severes kinship and joy, leaving a wintered home and lingering sorrow as the survivor endures solitude and memory.
A collage of kitchen preparations including tingue sandwiches with butter mustard oil and tongue, pineapple omelet with pineapple and lemon, mutton pie with tomatoes and bread crumbs bake time, strawberry cream with custard and cochineal coloring, er's egg pie with butter and flour, and an omelet souffle with dried fruit and lemon zest baked briefly and served hot.
Mrs. McVapid of Dallas asks her son Tommy to fetch a pound of starch but prefers a compromise of half a pound. Tommy complies, arrives late to school, and receives a shingle as punishment.
In a flowing meditation the author extols beauty across nature, music, art, and life. It links scenic wonders, caves, seascapes, and insect life to emotional beauty, then moves to the beauty seen in aging, sunrise and sunset, night skies, and biblical paradise. The piece ends with a reverent contrast to heavenly beauty and a nod to Mary E. Fitzgan.
A young Florence Nightingale tends a wounded Scotch shepherd dog named Cap with care and calm, instructing a vicar on fomenting a bruised leg. She spends the day nursing, inspiring later fame as a caregiver, as Cap recovers and Roger remains grateful.
A character notes women’s suitors vary and recalls an old wartime tale about Mr. B. C. Peterkin and a fear of women. The piece then shifts to a pasted remedy advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming constitutional treatment and a $1000 payoff for failures, with contact details for F. J. Cheney & Co.
In a Boston Herald retold tale, Mr Peterkin woos Violet Latham while she is engaged to Captain Latham. After the captain drowns, Peterkin pursues the widow, who soon favors Dr Jones. A legal suitor Scarcity sparks further tragedy as a building stone falls, killing Jones and Bright, leaving Violet free to marry Peterkin, who claims her at last.
An Educational Gazette round up shows pupils defining words with sample sentences. Frantic means wild and frantic flowers are cited. Athletic is misused as strong. Tandem means one behind another. Other whimsical definitions describe dust as mud with water squeezed out fins as fishes' wings and stars as the moon's eggs.
A negro preacher addressed his flak with earnestness on miracles. He cited the loaves and fishes as the greatest miracle, noting five thousand loaves and two thousand fishes, and that the twelve apostles ate them all without breaking.
Orron North Carolina May 20 1896 The Executive Committee of the People's party of Rockingham county are requested to meet at Wentworth Saturday May 30th Important business to transact Come without fail Yours truly W D Watt Chair Ex Com
A montage of short letters from young readers in Montgomery and surrounding counties. Debaters ask about history and geography, share family details, and praise the paper while requesting space in the Young Folks column. Notes include age references from 10 to 13 and mentions of families, school, and local events.
A Wake County farmer's son in Raumau NC addresses the editor with questions about scriptural hailstone weights the sun and moon's halt at Joshua and the meaning of service in war asking about land purchases and a statesman famed for fifty years in public service F N Bripers signed letter outlines curiosity about the paper's social young folks column and reader engagement
A young reader from Wakefield North Carolina writes to the editor with excitement about contributing to the young folks column. He mentions his father supports the paper as an Alliance man and plans to continue reading and sharing his thoughts.
A personal note from Lina A Pres describing reading habits and family, expressing friendship and concern about a school closing, and noting study subjects and siblings.
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