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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1891
Page
5
A fragmented poem laments betrayed voters and crumbling alliances while urging farmers to cast ballots. The speaker mourns lost support, warns that party ambitions endanger the nation, and foretells a clash between Wall Street power and rural ballots. Strong entities include unnamed farmers, politicians, and voters amid a looming electoral struggle.
A satirical farm column mixes household recipes from milk custard to pickled peaches with a North Carolina farming anecdote by E W Nye. It weaves culinary tips with personal sketches of farm life, animals and local roadwork, ending with reflections on soil, crops, and regional lore.
On June 25 a landlord visits a young doctor to collect rent. The doctor, noting the landlord looks ill, examines him and prescribes rest. The landlord is told to stay home for a week or two and departs, leaving the doctor free of rent obligations.
A colored man visited the Missouri Railway office on Leonard avenue seeking the owner of a five dollar gold piece he found after exchanging a dime for a coin he thought was a nickel. No loss report existed and conductors aided his honesty, with thanks from the carmen and a reward. Some lines of romance remain unwritten.
A young couple on a Chicago Tribune page ride a train while friends at a station whisper and speculate about their plan. Maria and Jacob act coyly, then share a tender embrace as they travel, the man guarding a big valise and the passengers weighing their bold deception. The scene ends with a quiet kiss and a whispered vow.
In a rough Arizona mining town the County Judge nears sentencing a culprit while the sheriff and jury chatter about bets and carousing. The foreman jokes about a dog fight and the docket is packed with horse stealing, leaving little time for homicide cases.
The article surveys child naming rituals worldwide from Hindoo twelve day naming to lamp and candle divination in Egypt and Mohammedan slips in the Koran. It notes Aino children named at age five by the father, Chinese naming beyond surname until age twenty, gender bias in China, German name changes for ill babies, and Japanese fourfold renaming.
A century old Harvard custom required freshmen to remove hats for seniors. In a 1792 incident a freshman refused and was challenged to remove his hat, later the senior regretted, and the president advised strict obedience. The result was lifelong practice of hat removal in senior presence.
A farmer and his son con a man into a staged boxing bout in a barn ending with the visitor knocked out and sent home by the constable. The tale closes with a note that county business agents must send in new bonds and obtain blank bonds from the office.
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