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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1893
Page
4
Public notice from Wilson North Carolina listing a one year subscription price of two dollars paid in advance. The fragment includes unrelated aphorisms and maxims about manners character and nature. It reads like filler or editorial miscellany rather than a cohesive story.
The saying stresses that wealth comes from seizing chances and that true character shows in making opportunities. It notes that success in most cases hinges on understanding the time needed to reach it.
Morning dews disrupt schedules as unsettled weather threatens the baker’s plans. Rising stock noted as business gains while the owner sleeps, signaling potential profit despite the dew ridden days.
A new novel titled Without a Home may find shelter in a public library. The text ponders identity when man and woman unite, a blamed young lady clears herself of a glove incident, and questions of lingering flame versus Cupid arise.
A meditation on happiness and wisdom notes that the happiest person tends to feel fulfilled, while the supposedly wisest often doubts themselves. The contrast highlights human self-perception and humility.
A writer questions if the coming young man will use both arms. Before the parlor fire with one chair, one arm suffices. The farewell act, however, requires both arms to avoid leaving a mad damsel with a poor view of the suitor who uses only one arm.
A closing note marks the end of the eleventh volume and a year of journalism with reflections on duty to Wilson and the region. It honors Confederate veterans, noting General Smith’s death at 76, his West Point graduation in 1845, and ascent to full general in 1864, as well as his later roles.
The Charlotte Observer weighs in on the Gideon's Band matter with Otho Wilson pleading nolle prosequi in Wake Superior Court Judge George H Brown presiding. It notes a confession of guilt and stresses law must stand to avoid a proliferation of secret political societies.
The obituary notes General Edward Kirby Smith has died at Sewanee Tennessee last Wednesday, marking the passing of the last of the five great leaders of the Lost Cause. It recalls their celebrated service and places him among famed commanders Lee Johnson Beauregard Bragg in the Valhalla above.
The notice advertises a subscription plan offering 25 books for twenty five cents to each subscriber and an additional 25 books to anyone who forms a club of ten subscribers. It requests ordering the books by the number.
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