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Story
June 13, 1900
The Delawarean
Dover, Kent County, Delaware
What is this article about?
A traveler from Maryland critiques Delaware farms for poor worker conditions implied by 'greasy sunny sides' from dried herring, then finds better work in South Jersey.
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Hard Rap at Delaware Farmers.
The South Jerseyman, published at Salem, prints the following:
On Saturday night a colored man came trudging up Broadway, carrying an antiquated grip sack. He was looking for a colored boardinghouse. To the citizens of whom he made inquiries concerning a boardinghouse, the colored man said he was from "de Western sho' of Mar'land"; that he had walked through Delaware looking for work on a farm, but as he found so many farmhouses that were 'greasy on de sunny side,' he didn't stop, but came 'clar froo to Jersey.' The citizen asked what he meant by farmhouses with 'greasy sunny sides,' and the colored man from 'de western sho'' explained: "Why, boss; a heap of farmers in Del'ware feed dar help on dried herrin' which dey dry by hangin' on the sunny side of de house. I found so many of dese kin of farmhouses that I just went on." I should add that this philosopher has found a job with a Salem county farmer whose house is not "greasy on de sunny side."
The South Jerseyman, published at Salem, prints the following:
On Saturday night a colored man came trudging up Broadway, carrying an antiquated grip sack. He was looking for a colored boardinghouse. To the citizens of whom he made inquiries concerning a boardinghouse, the colored man said he was from "de Western sho' of Mar'land"; that he had walked through Delaware looking for work on a farm, but as he found so many farmhouses that were 'greasy on de sunny side,' he didn't stop, but came 'clar froo to Jersey.' The citizen asked what he meant by farmhouses with 'greasy sunny sides,' and the colored man from 'de western sho'' explained: "Why, boss; a heap of farmers in Del'ware feed dar help on dried herrin' which dey dry by hangin' on the sunny side of de house. I found so many of dese kin of farmhouses that I just went on." I should add that this philosopher has found a job with a Salem county farmer whose house is not "greasy on de sunny side."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Delaware Farms
Dried Herring
Colored Laborer
Farm Work
Jersey Job
What entities or persons were involved?
Colored Man From De Western Sho' Of Mar'land
Where did it happen?
Delaware, South Jersey (Salem)
Story Details
Key Persons
Colored Man From De Western Sho' Of Mar'land
Location
Delaware, South Jersey (Salem)
Event Date
Saturday Night
Story Details
A colored man from the Western shore of Maryland walks through Delaware seeking farm work but passes farmhouses that are 'greasy on de sunny side' due to dried herring hung there for feeding help, and continues to Jersey where he finds employment with a Salem county farmer.