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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1891
Page
5
A veteran correspondent depicts the nerve shredding hour before a cavalry clash. Soldiers brace, officers bark orders, and a young recruit breaks under fear, with others keeping up bravado amid the deadly tension. Notable figures and scenes from camp life illustrate courage and cowardice.
A courtroom caption captures a juror’s quip on burial choice. The exchange notes cremation or earth burial with a humorous line about deep sea burial being cheaper as dirt. The remark adds local color to the proceedings.
A Puck quotation recalls Leonard White being fired after the boss caught him lying about his salary. The quip notes the lie was a whopper and mocks the notion his pay was large enough to justify it.
Ruth McDougal, a schoolteacher, was bitten by a rattlesnake while gathering wild flowers near her classroom. A pupil named Willie Phelps freed her from the snake, then saved her by dashing water on her face and later fetching whisky after she bled. The incident ends with medical help sought after the bite.
A Philadelphia Press reader recounts a comic encounter with a self described bicycle nuisance who blocks traffic, bell ringing and mid street standoffs, ending with a comical rider collision. The tale conveys everyday park scene humor rather than a serious complaint.
The Alliance reports steady growth nationwide with 18 States now aligned. Washington and New Jersey join within the next thirty days, National Lecturer Willitts and National President Polk spearhead meetings as supporters defend the reform platform against plutocratic attacks. H. W. Ayer endorses marriage as a social institution.
A young woman failing to mount a streetcar safety is laughed at by bystanders while a man untiringly offers help only to demand payment. After a sequence of refusals and escalating politeness, he demands a dime and then a quarter for his aid, concluding that polite ness does not pay. The vignette captures public mockery and the frayed social code of a busy street scene.
A tale from Murray's Magazine recalls Nash's blunt wit and a sharp rebuke he earned. In a grove he asked a deformed woman where she came from and quipped about warped travel. Days later in her room he sneered about Tobit's dog naming Nash as an impudent hound.
A dilapidated man on Montague Street asks a well dressed passerby for 10 cents. He claims to never have worked and to have always avoided illness or a happy home, saying he will never work as long as he can get money from others before he shuffles toward a nearby saloon.
On and after August 1 the following Sewing Machines will be delivered anywhere in North Carolina freight paid at listed prices. No 4 High Arm Alliance four drawer automatic bobbin winder and electric high arm four drawer machines priced at 20.00 and 18.00 respectively. W. H. Worris 8 B.A.
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