Sonnet to a Lady by E Newlin Stout
Tuy cheek to pale with thought but at from of grief thy eyes have caught their bright impressive hue From gazing often at the heaven s blue Yet Ah we see that Time the notes thief Like autumn s hoary frost upon the leaf Hath left his mark a silver thread or two Thy wavy wealth of hair runs through O youth s elysian hours how sweet how briefat courage take hor be thee yet dismayed hor Time hath left a laurel on thy brow Where late but youthful fancies wanton played The eyes are mirrors of the heart thou Most surely hath a heart of virtues made And none with hi her gifts the god end
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E. Newlin Stout
Household Recipes From Shad Roe to Shortcake
A collection of period kitchen notes detailing shad roe salad with tender lettuce and tomatoes, a strawberry cottage pudding with milk and baking powder, calf foot soup with rice flour and cream, chicken cream sandwiches with cornstarch and lemon, and a strawberry shortcake method with baked biscuit-like layers and sugared berries.
Apples cooked in buster
Six tart apples prepared and baked with sugar in the hollow of each fruit. A teaspoon of sugar and a spice are placed in each cavity, then basted with a small amount of water and melted butter twice during baking. The dish yields a dainty flavor and is served hot for breakfast or winter supper with optional sugar dusting.
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Boston Globe
A Simple Flying Toy Myieg Model With Feathers
A brief note describes an early Myieg model built from a cork eco and four feather propellers arranged on a stick with one fixed and one revolving blade. A whalebone bow winded by a twisted cord powers the ascent when released, sent to JENKS in 8t Ncholas via a periodical.
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Myieg
In Housecleaning and Why They Prefer Men Shoppers
A guide to home decorating argues tasteful, affordable fixes beat costly trends and that light walls, neutral carpets, and washable draperies create comfort. A Boston glove store anecdote then explores why saleswomen enjoy serving gentlemen, ending with a quiz on whether men or women know what they want.
Advice to Young Wives and the Romance That Remains
A writer exhorts young wives to nurture true marriage beyond the altar. She advocates gentle courtesy, quiet affection, and shared beauty found in rural life. Cruel words corrupt love, while restraint and confidentiality preserve passion, trust, and the bonds of home.
Co operative idea among farmers spreads in Idaho colony
Residents of southern Idaho formed a model community by adding ten dollars per acre to land prices to raise capital for a creamery canner y evaporator starch factory porkpicking plant and cold storage. The plan linked diversified farms with local industry to create an integrated economy. A humorous dialect exchange about a staged hold up follows.
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Idaho
New Jersey
Minnesota
Maine
Chicago
Willliam E. Smuths
Young Folks Questions from North State Readers
A collection of letters from young readers across North Carolina ages 10 to 13 asking about sewing machine origins biblical verses and historical queries. Contributors from Rowan, Warren, Augusta and other towns request space in the young folks column and share reflections on reading The Progressive Farmer.
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JumpBo
N.C
Papa
Zeke
Kiter
Saw
Brother
Jst
C. Eouiert Dea
Sutton
Franklin County
Augusta
N. C
Plesse
Chickamauga
Nancy Davis
Luna
W. B
Zebadee
Job
F. M. Dixon
Andrews Furniture Piano and Organ Ad in Charlotte NC
B M Andrews offers furniture pianos and organs with low price promises. Claims thousands of customers across North and South Carolina have bought items and invites new buyers to write for latest rate prices from 16 and 18 West Trade Street Charlotte North Carolina.
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North
South Carolina
B. M. Andrews
West Trade Street
Charlotte, N. C
Questions and Answers from The Progressive Farmer letters
A collage of readers from North Carolina answer and ask Bible and history questions. Virginia Dare facts, Washington birth and death dates, sea coast questions, and local curios from Pamlico and Augusta appear. The letters reflect a rural, farm-oriented paper with community Q and A and anecdotes.
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Trevutman
N.C
Farmer
Papa
Edgard Shearron
Gorge Washington
Westmoreland County
Mt. Vorton
E. M. Barringer
Virginia Dare
America
Carrie Shelton
Cain
Eagar L. Sacarron
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Russel Bostian
New World
Bolivia
Paraguay
Zbadee
Wake County
Atacama
Augusta
Why You Didn't Answer Ber ry's Letter
Office boy Johnnie reports grocer Old Berry upstairs asking why his last month’s bill letter was unanswered. Editor replies Berry forgot to enclose a stamp, prompting a humorous note in the New York Recorder style.
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Johnnie
Old Berry
New York Recorder
Curious clocks crafted from bread and odds and ends
A London journal notes two singular timepieces. One Milan clock used bread crusts dried with salt to harden into a functional clock kept by a poor craftsman. A Liverpool example by pauper Mercer was built from pins, buttons, iren blag cloths, and other odds and ends with wheels fashioned from everyday items.
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London
Milan
Liverpool
Mercer
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