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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1893
Page
5
A poem argues that Jay Gould’s supporters and critics alike shaped outcomes through voting. The speaker defends Gould, noting scorers and cursers miscast him as a robber. It concludes that voting aligned with personal interests, suggesting the rise of millionaires from hungry crowds.
A collection of kitchen instructions covers prune pie force meat and apple fritters, with methods for clam broth, hominy muffins, stuffed potatoes, pound cake, and notes on American temperament. Also mentions travelers’ preferences and a Texas piece from Siftings.
On a foggy sea voyage, Richard Dean hides a deep heartbreak after Millicent Durand reveals her pledge to Harry Watson. Jealousy flares as the trio sails, leading to a fatal wreck where Harry sacrifices himself to save Milly, and Dick keeps his vow to do right as the ship sinks.
Isaac C. Kennedy explains in the March Ladies' Home Journal how notes secure borrowing from banks or lenders. The piece outlines that a bank note should be properly filled out and the borrower pays legal interest, highlighting standard procedures for securing funds.
The excerpt emphasizes forgiving others, practicing taught lessons, negotiating before conflict, and maintaining a joyful heart. It urges proactive effort, self control, cautious optimism, and humility about ownership of fortune, noting that experience grows from refined thoughts and managed expectations.
A coastwise captain on his schooner docks to unload when a new deckhand from Reading wharves joins. The green rubber, as the crew calls him, proves clumsy yet eager. At dark the lookout reports something with a red and green light approaching, prompting the skipper to ask for a clearer report.
A vivacious young woman boards a Broadway car, charming several men to give up seats. She reads a novel as a larger man mocks the scene, noting a long string of seat offers and a humorous line about a “bare hook.”
A humorous scene at a hotel table shows a West gentleman rejecting French fare while the waiter searches for demanded phrases. The piece then shifts to John Lambert Payne in Ladies' Home Journal discussing intermarriage patterns in 19th century America, citing census figures on native and foreign parentage and the prevalence of foreign men pairing with native women.
A hotel incident unfolds as a country dude mistook a folding bed for normal sleep and left a witty note. a steamer carried a marble stairway from Egypt to the Vanderbilt palace at Biltmore. Wake County Alliance notes the death of R J Powell with condolences and a resolution.
A humorous column recounts a visitor, acting deaf and dumb, who thanks a man for a dollar and is arrested in an unexpected twist. The anecdote leans on old time Western slang and playful exchange, reflecting the paper’s lighthearted features.
An eight page weekly with markets and news from Virginia seeks agents. Address advertised: Tue Va Sun Press Co, Richmond, Virginia. Subscription is one dollar per year.
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