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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1892
Page
5
A reader letter by L. Twomey voices disdain for new ideas and education trends. The piece laments modern inventions, shifts in work, and social changes, arguing old ways offer steadier benefits while poking fun at the ambitious false promises of progress.
A dated recipe excerpt lists soft cookies gingerbread brown bread dried apple jelly and Johnny cake instructions. It includes ingredients such as molasses flour soda salt and butter plus directions for mixing boiling water steaming baking times and oven heats. The section ends with chocolate pudding cream puffs and filling directions with milk eggs butter and vanilla extract.
A fragment shows Mrs. Jones accusing Mr. Jones of drinking as they argue about a lawn mower. She urges him to answer civilly, and she suggests singing to recall the truth, while Jones protests he cannot sing. The scene ends with Jones claiming he has no voice for singing.
A brief, rough scene shows a boy on steps witnessing a domestic disturbance with a father in anger while a police officer questions him. The boy mentions his mother inside and refuses to join, hinting at family tension and potential intervention.
An observer recalls meeting Col. L. L. Polk in Washington and examining a faded officer belt with US Army regalia. Polk shares a Civil War tale of Early’s 1864 campaign, a dying New York artillery officer, and a lifelong bond sealed by mutual aid and a wartime exchange of letters and keepsakes. The belt travels through generations, linking Polk to Col. Murray’s family via an heirloom exchange.
A veteran recalls how Colonel Polk preserved a war belt given by friend Murray. Polk says he showed the belt to his children, kept it polished, and would pass it to Murray for a stated purpose, cherishing the link to the prisoner exchange and Murray as the sole foe he captured.
A tramp faced an examining court over stealing a horse. When asked if guilty, he claimed not guilty and argued he merely rode along, saying if he had ridden the other way it would be stealing. The judge took the matter under advisement amid puzzled witnesses.
A physician urges prompt action amid a tense dialogue with a patient who has just dosed. The scene shifts to a mix up of titles as Mrs Street Commissioner Jones is identified, revealing she is now married to the promoted First Assistant Deputy Subcontroller Jones.
A columnist argues men block dress reform while funny papers mock both current and proposed female attire. The piece recalls Mr Bucket’s imagined view, noting ridicule follows any reform talk and leaves women asking what to do. Exchange.
Government October report caps production at about 13 bushels per acre for 520 million bushels total. The Cincinnati Price Current disputes the yield and predicts around 600 million bushels. A deficit of roughly 95 million bushels remains at this time. Alliance notes on expenses and communications procedures are included with North Carolina executive contact details.
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