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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1893
Page
5
A collection of kitchen recipes including anchovy salad flannel cakes minced sandwiches and larded and stuffed sweetbreads with iced oranges, followed by a humorous meteorological quip about North Carolina and Tennessee mountain air from the Detroit Free Press.
A dying man named Mr. Lawrence hallucinates a merged hell and heaven, detailing a paradise that houses demons and angels, the thirst for water and whiskey, and the horror of altered speech and memory. He asserts each person creates his own heaven or hell. The account ends with his burial and lingering questions about his soul.
A pointed anecdote from Harper's Magazine recounts Senators Blackburn of Kentucky and Beck testing Old Bourbon for a discerning customer, tasting leather and iron as the craft reveals a hidden tack. The piece also cites a Brown University quip about soul and a Wayland exchange.
A sick man on the brink of death experiences visions and a spectral plea from a nurse and a doctor over whether to move him. The nurse defies the doctor, and the patient survives, later marrying the nurse who cared for him and moving west. A Western Pennsylvania school anecdote and a quip about animals in winter follow.
A gardener outlines a home tomato system using sturdy potted plants set in 4 foot hills, transplanting after mid May, with five foot stakes, single rows, pruning of weak growth, and ample sun. Emphasizes warm weather, deep soil cultivation, and timely harvest from July onward.
A Campbell County politician warns that the third party issue is not dead and cites a story about Jase Burr’s mule as a cautionary tale. The note mentions a grand rally planned at Fairburn on the sixth of next month and urges vigilance against being buried by political maneuvering.
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