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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1892
Page
6
The poem contrasts Winter as an old gray man muffled in wool with Spring as a lively girl full of energy and finery. Spring brings warmth and renewal, covering the barren world with green dresses, flowered trims, and hopeful blooms while Winter groans away. The piece concludes with Spring burying the old man beneath a mound of flowers.
A narrator recalls childhood romance with a gooseherd son from a manor village. Their playful courtship on the heath ends with separation after a costly misadventure and later reunion hopes fade as she witnesses his grown status and kindness to a coin gift, ending with a return to memory.
A collage of humor and quips from various periodicals features jokes about insurance budgets and marital prattle. Bits touch on misers, clever retorts, and social foibles with puns about watches, gourds, and etiquette, reflecting light entertainment in a metropolitan press.
A Philadelphia Press note records a found ling institution matron speculating that babies would invent a monosyllabic, gestural language if left to themselves. She describes bright eyes, restless fingers, and facial expressions as the basis of playful infant communication.
The record states that all coal used by the Austife navy is sourced from England, indicating a dependence on English fuel.
A live manatee was netted in Biscayne Bay near Eustis Lake Florida and proved difficult to handle. It dodged capture several times, tiring its captors who finally managed to guide it across the bay. After brief rests it attempted to break free again, prompting the handlers to release it to prevent further pursuit.
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