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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1891
Page
7
A sermon rails against infidelity arguing it saps consolation, lights no charitable works, and erodes virtue. It catalogs biblical figures praising monogamy and women, denounces attacks on Scripture, and exhorts believers to defend Christianity with ensured hope and action.
The nation has about 490000 acres under vine with 300000 bearing. Vineyards and wine cellars are valued at 155 million dollars. California has 150000 acres under vine and much of its grapes become wine. New York mostly sells grapes for food. U S wine production last year totals about 40000000 gallons.
England holds 455 seats in the British Parliament, Ireland 193, Scotland 72, and Wales 30 as the distribution across regions.
A playful exchange questions if robins singing means spring. Grandpa doubts the omen, joking that robins lack sense as a pun about rob bins. The lighthearted quip closes the brief news item.
Philadelphia Times correspondent from Fort Davis, Texas, describes a three foot king snake overpowering a moccasin in a pool. The obstinate constrictor suffocates its foe with powerful coils and then departs, noting king snakes’ abundance and beneficial status among locals, soldiers, and Mexicans alike.
An observer praises Finland for security of life and property and its famed honesty. He cites streets safe for trunks and parcels, merchants who tell the truth even at a cost, and a drosky driver who refunds part of a fare with quiet dignity.
Historic note on Victorian grazing where kangaroos outnumbered sheep two to one in places. Shepherds recalled flocks of 1 000 sheep feeding with 2 000 or 3 000 kangaroos. A station that held 5 000 sheep in 1850 could now carry 40 000 without risk of overstocking.
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