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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1896
Page
5
A fragmentary verse voice speaks to a fair maiden beneath a vine, recalling a plaintive tale of a false beau and noting forgiveness as the speaker mentions “Fats hath been kind to thee” and questions the maiden’s sadness and retirement from brightness.
A collection of kitchen recipes for corn gems strawberry pudding curried eggs strawberry souffle and chicken cream sandwiches plus long moral counsel about parenting and family life attributed to Aunt Epa. The piece blends practical cooking steps with personal anecdotes on discipline and motherhood.
A reader writes on parenting noting that harsh discipline breeds fear and favoritism. She urges fairness among siblings, no sauciness to others’ children, and teaching love and respect for all, recalling how her own eight siblings were raised and the lessons learned.
The author denounces fertilizer agents who sell to poor families at inflated prices and charge 20 percent interest, while attending church and giving to benevolent causes. He laments moral rot among lenders who profit on tenants and warn that such predatory practice will leave buyers too poor to purchase fertilizer. He signs as A CLosk OBSERVER.
A letter discusses woman suffrage with mixed views, noting both support and opposition. It questions whether female voters would surpass men in prudence and cautions about potential biases. The piece closes with an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a constitutional cure and a money-back offer.
A wild series of anecdotes follows Private Jeff Sterrett and General Cosby as a lovesick, bridge-burning trio. Sterrett woos a Murfreesboro woman only to learn her heart lies with a dead captain. Cosby’s men mock his habit of burning bridges, while a Tennessee river tale features Jack Skillman spinning tall yarns about a mock fight that ends with a drink. A satirical legal nugget lampoons bachelor tax schemes, with Dan Fogg lamenting a marriage oath in a Texas inspired system.
The piece notes a claimed Texas plan to tax all unmarried men over thirty who cannot prove an attempt to marry. It mocks Ohio lawmakers for theater and ribbon feather legislation and imagines a tax collector enforcing such a broad bachelor tax in Ohio, expressing fear at the prospect.
A letter from Sal Lig Binkley of Cracker North Carolina asks for space in The Progressive Farmer to answer a Bible query and shares his age and family with a contributor note. Janie Logan from Cleveland County adds a second letter asking about Methuselah’s age and notes her siblings.
A 13 year old girl asks the editor for space in the young folks column to pose a set of questions about history and religion. She seeks simple factual answers about the first battle of the Revolutionary War, the origin of Sunday Good Friday and Easter, the year slaves were freed, the Bible chapter with most verses, and the last President the Democratic Party ever had.
A Beaufort County boy from Patt North Carolina submits a short letter to The Progressive Farmer. He writes about enjoying the paper and its fifth page Zeke Bilkins, answers math and Bible questions, and poses his own riddle about a man and a half working one and a half days for a dollar and a half.
A reader signs as Your friend and offers Q&A remarks to the editor. He states answers to prior questions about biblical and historical trivia and promises to ask more, addressing sun and moon events, early English-born Americans, and Esther.
A Forsyth County reader introduces themselves to the paper as a first time writer. They describe losing their father, seeking a dollar for a subscription, and express pride in the paper. They pose a biblical question about Joshua and the sun standing still and ask how many times the new moon is mentioned in the New Testament.
From Camden County Belcross NC a student writes of school, good attendance, recess play, and plans for a school entertainment to benefit the school. He answers reader questions about Gen Lee's Army headgear and notes the assassination figure Charles Guiteau in a brief, casual tone.
The readers from Beaufort and Nash counties discuss farm life and share questions for the young folks column. They correct earlier letters, note a tale about Judge Samuel Spencer’s death, and pose trivia about George Washington and Virginia Dare.
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