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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1888
Page
3
Charles W. Hitz once known as Nobody’s Darling the converted cowboy speaks at a young men’s meeting in St Paul detailing a troubled past on the plains. He describes fights rough living and a dramatic turn to evangelical work crediting divine guidance for his change.
The piece extols electricity as a source of light heat and power and suggests wide ranging future uses from communication to mining and medicine. It notes both potential benefits and limits, urging scientists to apply common sense while exploring the unseen spiritual forces behind new technologies.
A Boston beef dealer explains why meat aged three weeks or more is preferred by hotels. He argues that meat kept for days develops tenderness despite losing bright color, and notes that top restaurants demand beef three weeks old while households favor fresh cuts.
The account describes touring Cawnpoor with its leather trade rice mills and jute factory, touring the military cantonment and parade ground where Nana Sahib’s fury showed itself. It recalls the massacre at the well where 700 noncombatants were killed and the surviving English memory of 1857. The writer notes a marble angel over the well and a night journey to Agra ending with the statement of having seen the war site.
A heavyset woman clings to a slight man as they enter Grand Central Station. He guides her to the ladies waiting room and leaves briefly. She frets about being left alone, but he returns after about fifteen minutes. She wails that he has left for too long and calls him to admit she has married a silly girl.
A Parisienne youth elopes with a 55 year old Italian music master famed for his puckered features and red beard. The girl's father feared the aged signer had won her affection, but the mother dismissed his worries.
A law granting three days grace on notes is denied to musicians who must pay on sight when due or risk a protest. The rule’s exclusion sparks disputes over payment terms and musical obligations in financial settlements.
The piece portrays Chief Naiche and the Apache detainees at Fort Pickens as embracing American customs. It highlights their attire, daily life, meals, marriages, and cautious interactions with soldiers while noting their restrained, orderly conduct and curiosity about white civilization.
A medical note argues against rubbing an injured eye after a cinder incident. The author shares a personal anecdote from a train and asserts the method works: rub the unwounded eye gently until the foreign body shifts, then remove it if needed. Includes caution that sharp objects may still require operation.
The brief note reads as a cryptic line about identity and preference, with no clear events, people, organizations, or places to identify or verify. It offers no named entities or concrete actions to summarize into a news item.
A Kansas City Times reader recalls a 19th century Shawnee Prairie stunt where farmers offered a prize for rat tails. James Wallace funded a supper at Pin Hook school to award the owner of the most tails, drawing crowds, lanterns, and a festive counting of tails amid rural revelry.
A Sacramento charity worker recalls an early scene with Mark Hopkins, famed railroad man, as they sought aid for the cause. The account highlights Hopkins assisting quietly during a beggar visit to his store, illustrating generosity from a prominent figure of the era.
A Brooklyn Eagle recounts a young woman who married a man to reform him. Five years later the marriage collapses as she becomes weary, finds him in a lunatic asylum, and loses her baby. The piece reflects on the perils of reforming a spouse for happiness.
A traveler describes a Canton bank where clerks wear pigtails and long blue gowns, handling Mexican silver dollars weighed and tested on stone slabs. Counterfeiting appears prevalent as elaborate turquoise notes from Hong Kong Shanghai Bank mingle with clumsy English paper, while a forged silver dollar is exposed by a penknife test.
A Kansas City Times note recounts a well known real estate man with many unpaid debts who commissions a will. The lawyer notes the clause and the man insists on paying debts first, joking that once that is done his estate will be taken care of.
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