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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1889
Page
2
Fragmentary verse notes reveal the poet's early ballad crafted with care. The speaker laments fading vigor and mocks later toil, asking for the heart’s last love as the fire dwindles and a candle flickers in the night.
In July 1647 a Spanish admiral ferries treasure through Naples as Masaniello leads a revolt. A giant lazzarone hijacks a hay barge, seizes a Spanish brig, frees and plunders it, and ferries away three hundred thousand ducats of gold while Naples erupts in riot and ships burn and are looted.
The article recalls 19th century Baltimore voting corruption with coop schemes and forced liquor and opium doping. It notes the blood tubs on Slaughter House Hill where intruders were dunked after voting, a brutal curb on repeating ballots. The term Baltimore Blood-Tubs marked the city’s rough reputation.
In interview at the Hoffman House corridor, George Conklin old and famed trainer with Barnum and Bailey and others explains animal training progress from dogs and horses to wild beasts. He cites patience and self possession as keys and notes carnivores differ from herbivores in rewarding or inspiring fear. He mentions spring mood shifts and ranks rhinoceros elephants and bears among challenging animals.
A fractured snippet from a New York Sun item quotes a quarrelsome exchange about personal magnetism and social perception. The speaker Robert calls himself Bob, while his unsympathetic wife challenges his claims.
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