The Coming Man Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poem envisions a future man of moral strength and public spirit who will arise when needed. It contrasts this ideal with praise of departed heroes and living figures, emphasizing collective progress and the bold, free thought of women as heralds of forthcoming nobility.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
M. Muse
Aman
Ryench
Recipes for Desserts Bread and Cheese Straws
A cookbook style page lists LIQUSEHOLD and SNOW PUDDING with eggs milk gelatine and vanilla, then CREAM CHOCOLATE CARAMELS mixed with sugar cream and chocolate. EXCELLENT BREAD uses potatoes and yeast, and CHEESE STRAWS blend cheese butter and egg to form crisp shapes. Includes method steps and baking tips. The page ends with a note to subscribe to The Progress Farmer.
Love and Revenge at Blackman's Gully in January Snow
James Blake declares love to Mary Graham at her Graham farm. She withholds reply, taunting him with a rival, Reginald Brown. Blake is later found injured in Blackman's Gully and Brown is jailed on suspicion. Mary tends Blake as he recovers and the couple reconcile.
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H. M. Hoke
James Blake
Mary Graham
Blackman’s Hill
Blake
Rodney Blackman
Blackman
Ile
Templeton
Mary
Graham
Graham Farm
James
Reginald Brown
Brown
Beast
Pshaw
Blackman’s Gully
Mr. Blake
Yankee Blade
J. M. Warren
Love
Southron
A Farmer Neighbor's Advice To The President
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts President Hayes meeting a blunt Ohio truck farmer planting potatoes by the road. They dispute planting methods but agree no one is above fault finding, each sticking to his own way, leaving the outcome to fate.
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R. B. Hayes
Ohio
Mr. Hayes
United States
Pertaters
Detroit Free Press
Infrequencies of Baldness in Women
A column discusses Miss E F Andrews study on baldness comparing 1196 males aged 10 to 20 with 1374 females of the same age. It finds baldness in 0.8% of boys versus 0.07% of girls, arguing women may gain hair as men lose it, in a light humorous tone. It mixes other household tips on sunning clothes, tansy moth prevention, and witty vignettes.
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New York Weekly
Mies E. F. Andrews
Miss Andrews
Courier , Journal
New York Press
Goat ruins elopement attempt in suburbs
A suburban romance is thwarted when a hungry goat interferes with a planned dawn elopement. The creature, after nosing through sardine tins, tugs a cord attached to the maiden’s toe, causing a painful stumble and aborting the scheme. The mother arrives with an oil lamp as the couple’s hopes fade. The maiden’s toe stays sore. no cards will be sent.
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Augustus
New York Herald
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