06 Aug 1890
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1890
Page
1
A reflective prose piece contrasts somber thoughts with ideas of beauty and resilience. It urges embracing life despite trials, finding joy in moments of beauty, and painting a hopeful future with effort and enthusiasm. It emphasizes moving beyond the past toward a radiant, purposeful present.
A Rural Home correspondent recalls a prior defeat of the Toisnot club by Wilson while praising Toisnot’s ability to beat Wilson but not their umpire. In a rematch at Wilson’s grounds, with Wilson supplying the umpire, Wilson won 22 to 14. The writer asks why the team cannot beat its own umpire in that arrangement.
A piece on the enchanting power of a woman's laugh and smile. It compares a smile to sunlit landscape and a laugh to flutes on water, warning against habitual or insincere expressions while urging inner virtue as the source of beauty. It also notes varied smile types signaling goodness, sarcasm, tenderness, or vivacity.
A collection of brief quips and notes ranging from political barbs about Buenos Ayres to playful sayings about life and manners. The items reference Prohibition organizing in Wake County, a Council Bluffs meeting, and humorous exchanges about fashion, work, and daily life, with figures like P. T. Barnum noted for his fortune.
A fervent plea portrays alcohol as a tyrant harming society and urges a rigid quarantine against drink to protect homes streets and youth. The author envisions a future where prohibition brings moral renewal and daylight replaces the king of day with a reign of light and love.
A mixture of items notes Captain Parks as the first Roman Catholic navy chaplain aboard the receiving ship Vermont. Reports cover political protests in Raleigh, the German Empress lineage, tariff debate, land laws in Missouri, and various domestic and international remarks.
Reports from across North Carolina describe local deaths and public notices. Mrs. Lazell dies in the seventh district. a Durhamite's gold watch. North Greensboro Rolling Mills formed with 100000 capital. Fred N. Strudwick near death. Wilmington post office clerk Kennedy absent with funds. Farmers Alliance to open a Raleigh tobacco factory. Wilmington terror from highwaymen. Rev J M Hillyar resigns to Texas. State Farmers Alliance meets in Asheville August 12. Triangle travel deals announced. George Faffin named NC university instructor. Atlantic Coast Line survey completes extension plans to Washington NC. Duke brothers erect a five story Durham storage warehouse. Republican convention planned August 23 in Raleigh for judicial nominees. Trap Hill rocks unleash fear, a 40 foot fragment plunges down the mountain slope.
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