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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1893
Page
6
A fragmentary poem contemplates the value and perils of wishing from simple desires to moral ideals. It laments misuse of wishful thinking and hopes for universal kindness and truth, lamenting social ills and urging better conduct among people and relationships.
In Goldtown a bookkeeper recalls his rise under Mr Furber at a camp hotel store turned bank. Tempted by a mine investment and gold in the vault he nearly robs the vault but is intercepted and ultimately rewarded with partial ownership in the store. The camp grows into a two railroad town where Furber later runs a banking firm and tells legends to his grandchildren.
A Florence resident found a sausage bought in a shop containing a letter written by Garibaldi in 1860. The unusual discovery attracted European newspaper coverage and prompted the sausage price to double amid the publicity.
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers including Sun and Voice Chicago News Record and Inter Ocean. Topics range from drawing lessons with goats to love advice and misunderstandings. The pieces carry a lively urban humor tone with multiple characters and light social bits.
The Chicago Herald notes Jerusalem's old city of stone houses housing 45,000 people faced with no water system. Turkish troops respond to fires with axes and parade-like marches, never rushing to combat. a single tub and a small pump exist but go unused. A 1891 photographer's shop burned while soldiers stood nearby without alarm.
Joseph Gillett of a steel pen firm claims a steel pen lasts four months with careful use. If a pen writes poorly, do not discard it. It is not worn out, only tired. Rest it a day or two and briefly heat in a gaslight, then try writing again.
In a short, dialogue driven scene Rabbie and Katiewis discuss how to assign numbers to pews and people. Rabbie advocates the old saying about looking out for number one while Katiewis suggests a counting method that pairs each person with the other, reflecting a quirky family exchange in a New York setting.
A fragmentary report notes the largest cannon in the war allegedly belonging to the British Empire taken by English forces after India’s conquest. The gun, dated around 1500, was described as a mac sas work and linked to Chubby Koomey Khan of Abu' eur, with interior seating and use by English officers for rest.
The passage notes various animal games like tag and leapfrog among creatures, plus a claim a man in New Arles keeps hundreds of goldfish willing to feed from his hand. It mentions a ratfish trained to surface for hand feeding and describes gentle treatment of animals by a local gentleman.
A New Orleans Picayune excerpt recalls Elizabeth I as “good Queen Bess” while recounting a London Peoples Palace anecdote. It notes her vanity and spending on clothes, the lack of mirrors, and sycophantic kneeling by all at table, yet credits her clever rule of England.
The painter Hogarth faces a stingy patron who undervalues a commission. He completes the work quickly and exposes the folly by painting a Red Sea scene where the hosts of Pharaoh drown, prompting the nobleman to pay up after the clever display of wit.
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