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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1893
Page
5
A lyric from The Progressive Farmer laments lost faith and a shattered bond. The speaker mourns a trust "broken" beyond repair, comparing it to a fragile reed and a chain of sand, while longing for a home lost and a pledge that cannot be renewed. The poem reflects on heartache, fidelity, and vanishing hope.
Fragmentary kitchen notes describe making chili sauce with tomatoes onions peppers vinegar sugar and spices, and several pickling and preserves methods including sweet tomato pickle citron melon and preserved quince. The text also contains stray lines about government bonds and a brief dialogue.
In a village tale, Carrie Brown rejects Captain Logan as Fred Jones pursues her. A prank by Sam involves a barn ghost scare that backfires on the captain, who ends up ousted after Carrie and Fred announce their engagement. Sam basks in the wedding cake payoff.
The Major shares two tales from the New York Morning Advertiser. A debate over Grover Cleveland, silver policy, and a gold bond scare follows a colt story. A separate note recounts Stonewall Jackson’s deathbed told by Mrs. Jackson and the widow’s long vigil and later family trials.
A Missouri River feature traces legends of wrecks from the Des Peres mouth to Arrow Rock Island, recounting Spanish cargoes and government gold with whispers of whiskey hoards. It notes repeated failed recoveries and mentions new expeditions amid river changes.
After Lincoln's death in 1865 the Johnson family needed a mistress of the White House. Mrs Patterson, daughter of Andrew Johnson, took on social duties because both Mrs Johnson and her sister Mrs Stover preferred home life. Patterson met the obligations faithfully as history recalls.
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