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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1891
Page
6
A lyrical reminiscence of two wanderers who wed in lean times. The narrator recalls life with her violinist husband, sharing dewberries and hay, playing for farmers’ wives, and choosing love over gold.
A Kansas family tale follows Malviny Holt and her son Charlie as she turns hardship into care. Malviny’s steadfast love heals a troubled boy, bringing work, a home, and a new, hopeful life to their harsh farm community.
The Thetis sails from Herschel to Wrangel Island in thirty days, amid bleak autumn light. The ship rescues the Jane Grey in 1888 and honors the Grey’s captain for that loyalty as the vessel navigates near Hearth Island and Berry's Park in the Arctic. Captain Stockton turns east then returns westward, ending a historic hand to hand victory over polar ice.
Boys on a fog cabin project describe building with shakes from pine and fir logs. They learn to use a frow to split logs into shingles and roofing material, while sawed lumber remains costly. Logs from the hill above the river bluff provide both roof coverings and framing, as the settlers rely on primitive forest resources.
A guest recalls a six day journey through Florida's rivers and bays naming Caloosahatchee Suwannee Withlacoochee Kissimmee Okeechobee and more while a companion jokes about pronunciation and travel notes. The column ends with a separate brief noting leprosy case among Chinese immigrants in Victoria British Columbia.
Adele Porter describes a vast artificial flower trade with rows of girls on piecework earning mostly 10 to 12 dollars a week. Makers in cheaper lines may reach 36 dollars, with Paris supplying rare blooms. Flowers are mounted on wire for hats and dresses, used in ball gowns and home decor, reflecting a thriving fashion industry.
Dr McPherson details John Aitken's contrivance to count dust particles in air. Experiments use two glass receivers and a steam jet to form fog and tally particles on a silver surface. Estimates: one cubic inch contains about 1,000,000 particles. Glasgow 7,000,000. Edinburgh 4,000,000. under a Bunsen jet 489,000,000. cosmic dust found on a mountain slope.
In a London Letter the writer predicts ornamental buttons will appear for both use and display. Ladies will raid antiquary shops for miniature enamel and portrait sets encrusted with jewels. Evening pieces will be lavish with pearls and diamonds, daytime versions simpler with Wedgewood minis.
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