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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1896
Page
5
A dense, damaged poem fragment with archaic phrasing and stray names. The lines express a tempest of love and longing, with references to Heaven, passion, and remembered vows, set as a troubled inner monologue. The piece feels like a slice of a larger lyric sequence by M. B. Crist.
A collage of recipes for frozen desserts lemonade and bread plus a whimsical London city dog story. The household instructions describe egg foam ice cream with lemon juice and cream, a quick anchovy sandwich, a lemon beverage guidance, and apple bread notes. A short fiction vignette follows about a girl in London with a St Bernard and traffic-halt by a dog.
Rose Haswell confronts moonshiner Redmond in a cabin, refuses marriage, learns her lover Caravan may arrive soon, and uses a revolver to threaten capture. Redmond reveals a hidden cave beneath the floor and hauls Rose into a trap, binding her hands as he lowers her into darkness.
A western saloon scene centers on Tarantula Bill confronting a timid tenderfoot from the east. Bill’s menacing challenge fills the bar with fear as patrons flee and the bartender fumbles for protection.
A Western vaudeville scene features Tarantula Bill, the Bucking Bronco of the Brets, challenging a tenderfoot. The duel escalates as Bill boasts of killings while the crowd panics, and a mistaken identity debate erupts with locals guessing figures like Jessie James and Billy the Kid.
Snippets of exchanges and jokes from newspapers feature a running critique of marriage status. Lines include Mrs Dearborn asking about singleness, Mrs Lakefront noting three prior unmarried spells, and playful banter about Miss Lest during summer, Indian summer, plus a quip on fatted calves versus prodigal sons and a dry goods store sign about lawns at five cents.
Pomona Hill Nurseries announces its location two miles west of Greensboro North Carolina on the Southern Railway. It claims thirty years of operation and a broad trade from Maine to Texas, offering new Japan fruits and other varieties with an illustrated catalogue and agent opportunities.
A collection of short letters from young readers in North Carolina submissions to the school-age column. Bertin Corden and Kate Hutchubon share greetings from Caldwell Institute area. Lupix Winaur and Nora Marsupurn answer questions about biblical and historical topics. themes include family reading The Progressive Farmer, local places Old Fort and Catawba river, and inquiries about Noah, Moses, and Noah’s dog hair.
A Caldwell Institute pupil writes from Orange County sharing her enjoyment of the paper. She answers Jamie Logan and Willie Smith questions about Methuselah Abel and original sin, and asks several Biblical inquiries.
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