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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1893
Page
5
A pithy reflection on marriage argues that supporting a wife keeps her young and happy. It condemns denying pleasures to a good woman and urges men to invest in a comfortable home. The piece asserts that spending on a wife’s happiness yields multfold personal returns.
A treasury of kitchen guidance outlines raspberry sherbet and noodles for soup. It includes tripe Lyonnaise, meat turnovers, almond filling for layer cake, macaroni with tomato sauce, and practical notes on timing, cooking methods, and ingredient ratios.
Edward W Bok argues social life sustains all ages and that men should keep their wives engaged with the world. He contends older husbands often justify duller marriages and urges men to stay connected to society to keep wives youthful and vibrant.
Men traveling east from Salt Lake share tales of heat on alkali plains. An old settler doubts them while a woman jokes about boiling eggs in cold rooftop water. A lean man says he is leaving the country as heated chatter winds down.
A drummer flirts with a lone woman passenger on a train car, whispering romantic lines as he intrudes beside her. She reveals she travels to New York to discuss a forthcoming book on good manners with publishers, and offers to sign a card for an advance copy. He mentions he left his traveling bag in the other car.
In a sunlit Southern California setting, Ethel Harcourt recalls a past romance with Arthur Lindley while writing a revealing reminiscence. When Lindley reads her memories at a San Diego hotel office, old doubts resurface, but a heartfelt reunion leads to a vow to trust and forgive, and a hopeful future together.
In Cambridge a playful duel of wits between two suitors ends when the more ardent rival reveals his supposed rival’s occupation. The ruse unravels with a barber’s disguise and a revealing visit to Boston. The episode closes with the clever girl offering cool, decisive confirmation and the men’s mutual embarrassment.
In a Detroit Free Press item a comic exchange follows Mrs. Jones mishearing Hank Smith’s funeral remark. Mr. Jones clarifies Hank was "buried in thought" and Mrs. Jones frets over Hank’s widow and possible estate, turning a grave question into a humorous misunderstanding.
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