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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1893
Page
5
A fragmentary poetry excerpt titled The Gold Bugs includes a celebrated speech cited in Congress from Pennsylvania. It laments robbers gathering wealth, warns that a throne of Mammon will crumble, and predicts hubris will be humbled as divine retribution follows deceit and plunder.
A scanned page lists cooking steps for stuffed onions bacon bake b annock s and eggs, fried omelets, sweetbreads stew with mace and pepper, and partridge with parsley, butter, and gravy. The instructions include ingredients amounts and methods for boiling, frying, baking, and simmering.
A partial historical excerpt describes rural life with farmers and wood gathering. A Deacon checks a woodpile at night while a neighbor discusses a purchase, moral judgments, and local commerce. The text preserves dialect and ambiguous actions without a clear narrative arc.
A collection of historical snippets notes crime, punishment, and currency milestones from different eras. It cites early English laws against counterfeiting, minting dates, ancient punishments, and long-range facts about crime and governance, interspersed with short humorous anecdotes.
The Earl of Aberdeen, newly named Governor General of Canada, is described as a slim, affable man in his mid-forties with a full dark beard. He heads the Gordons, grandson of a two-time English prime minister, and has a curious family history including a brother who vanished at sea. Despite privilege, he is portrayed as a Democrat and a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during Gladstone's third administration.
A Har lem tobacconist notes to Pete Amsterdam that a customer bought a dozen cheap cigars and quips he may be trying to smoke out his mother in law or be running for office. The remark highlights a humorous political rumor.
The article traces Freemasonry from disputed ancient origins to medieval guilds, noting the Fostered secrecy and signs among builders. It covers connections to the Papacy, royal membership in Henry VI and Henry VII, the shift from operative to speculative Masonry, and the London lodge era leading to the Grand Lodge of England in 1717 and its 1723 constitution.
A collection of wry vignettes and jokes on finance mood and social foibles. It opens with a mock stock market exchange about buying tomorrow and rain jokes about umbrellas. Other bits feature domestic satire, a pony wish, a carriage misstatement, stage fright, and pratfalls of polite society.
Hungry Higgins complains gravel roads wear out shoes. Weary Watkins agrees that good roads bring money, and notes wealth reduces the number of dogs. Indianapolis Journal quotes the exchange as local chatter about road quality and prosperity.
Bruddeh Solliloquizes on liars and their fame in a broadsheet sermon. He contrasts Ananias as a liar not for deeds but for reputation, noting his fame came from death rather than virtuous acts, and urges humility and perseverance amid casual deception. The speaker references Bruddeh Caicb and Sisteh Dinah as examples of virtue, urging resilience for common folk.
A Century prose snippet laments reputations won by deceit and urges vigilance. It contrasts Ananias, Bruddeh Samule, and Bruddeh Rastus with a biblical warning from King David, urging readers to guard against dishonesty among all.
A collection of brief, humorous lines from diverse speakers. Jests range from classroom misreads and spelling quips to rural sayings and postal banter. Witty exchanges feature a Tennessee preacher, Miss Caprin, Mikey the Irish boy, and fishers with humorous miscommunications.
Dr R C McBride of Orange Virginia describes raising eleven wild geese, training five ganders to pull a wagon and skiff, guiding them like a five horse team. He details harness design, pulling 150 pounds, boat riding, and a tricycle sleigh reaching a mile and a quarter per minute on ice with the geese under his control.
The writer describes a balloon shaped oblong craft to bear weight and fly at thirty miles per hour for ten hours, with a plan to reach the World's Fair in September. He offers his balloon team to Captain Symmes for Arctic travel, proposing a ten hour wind assisted interception and return to the vessel, and promises further suggestions if they meet in Chicago late September.
A rowdy missive mocks Congress and the Wilson bill while noting racial violence in Mississippi and Virginia. The piece derides politics, boasts of local voting woes, references new post offices, and derides race-based killings as wrong yet framed in provocative language.
A Progressive Farmer excerpt rebukes goldbugs arguing for gold as sole money. It calculates per capita values for gold and silver, showing both metals would still leave little for broad commerce. The piece notes the ongoing, limited annual production and suggests paper money remains essential.
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