Pull My Frank

Francis Arthur Norton IV

"A lifetime of global observation grounded locally in the colloquialisms of central North Carolina"

Vol. XLVII • No. 2,847 • Siler City, North Carolina • • Price: Free (as in speech)
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Tobacco Stain

By Francis Arthur Norton IV February 26, 2026

Tobacco curing, c.1900. It doesn't grow here like it used to. Neither do the stories. But both leave a stain. Wikimedia Commons, c.1900

Tobacco curing, c.1900. It doesn't grow here like it used to. Neither do the stories. But both leave a stain.

The fields remember more than the farmers.

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