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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1891
Page
5
A lyrical meditation on a world famed man who never experienced childhood. The speaker pities the earths first and foremost man for missing wild youth joys and simple pleasures like toying with a kite string, fishing by a brook, and playful mischief. The poem contrasts his endless adulthood with ordinary boyhood adventures.
A compilation of recipes including Cottage Pudding Peach Marmalade Mushroom Omelette Cream Cake and various cakes and fish cakes. The article also urges readers to shut up the house to avoid drafts during thunderstorms, detailing how damp air conducts electricity and advising immediate closing of doors and windows before a storm arrives.
A disjointed collage describes a tram car seat incident between a young man and a young lady, a vain chase for seating, and a vaccinated brother causing a scene. It shifts to notes on a fish table, acoustics by a New York expert, Moslem prison terms, a Casper Wyoming exhibit, and a Radiant Saloon scene with a milk drinking joke.
A collection of quirky facts spanning travel by streetcar mail service in St Louis, a six month nap of a Philadelphia Zoo alligator, the Bible’s Anglo-Saxon word proportion at 97 percent, a yellow hen with blue tail in an Alabama lawsuit, and strong notes on finances, travel, and science from the era.
A New Brunswick woman owns a parrot in a house where a new pastor tried his first visit. The birdPoll refused entry shouting Go away and insulted him as a tramp. The minister, unsettled, left without meeting the lady.
Young Ilugo Kitel, long reported gravely ill with hydrophobia, appears to be recovering as gossip and overtalk by meddlesome friends wanes. The piece notes how overly talkative neighbors can cause false symptoms, advising families to shield patients and avoid costly speculation or fear among the ill.
At Camp Ellis a churchgoer, troubled by mosquitos during an evening service, swatted at an insect perched on his neck and ended up ripping a bonnet feather from a lady’s hat amid surprised, amused worshipers. Lewiston Journal reports the momentary disruption.
A man calling himself Smith of Pottsville arrives at a Nebraska station. He pretends to hold a train for a planned elopement with the conductor’s daughter, boasting a telegram to delay the train and planning to depart after midnight. The conductor is skeptical but the ruse proceeds.
A collage of cocktail jokes and witticisms from multiple 19th century papers, including quips about diamonds, incendiaries, deaf mutes, and flirtations. Cartoonish humor pops from Puck, Atlanta Journal, Detroit Free Press, and more, with sharp observations on fashion, manners, and social quirks. The miscellany features humorous exchanges about soup at dinners, dog watchdogs, and misread romantic ardor in a lighthearted newsroom tone.
A quip about Barnum seeking legal advice on whether peacock eggs laid in his yard would belong to him, followed by a collection of aphorisms and moral maxims on motherhood, ambition, anger, secrecy, wisdom, fame, and flattery. The piece intertwines humor with social commentary and old proverbs from the period.
A Barnum and Bailey staffer explains elephant care and behavior. He notes elephants roam large ranges, endure chill risks, and require careful watering and medicine. Prods aid handling, baths and blankets treat cramps, and keepers control tempers and protect humans.
County Secretaries are requested to send their third quarter reports and dues to this office at once. Also send names of delegate and alternate elected to the State Alliance. Returns must be in before the State meeting in August, or your delegate will not be allowed to take part in proceedings. Signed W.S. Barnes, Secy N.C. F. 8 Raleigh, N.C. May 6, 1891.
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