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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1893
Page
2
A nostalgic verse recounts a Yankee youth’s memory of Mary Smith from New England. The speaker visits on Friday nights with Mary and her parents nearby, recalling games and shared tasks while lamenting a faded romance and a late life grave in the hills.
Perry Dakin, seventeen, takes charge of boat rentals and cash at Lake Windom to support a widow and two girls. When two tramp thieves target his haul, he flees by boat and is aided by a farmer who helps detain the suspects, leading to their capture and conviction. Perry continues his duties through the season, sending weekly takings to the city.
A collection of humor snippets shows exchanges and gibes about marriage vows hoaxes and social faux pas. Jokes touch on matrimonial circles, quips about hoarseness from bladed foes and the foibles of fancy social circles.
A Jersey City court officer recalls a case where a man claimed a thirty dollar reward for informing on a deserter. The record showed the reward had gone to the arresting policeman, who chased the deserter. The man admitted naming his own brother to obtain money, prompting the judge to condemn the act as despicable.
The article lists newly added terms such as blizzard, to cycle, telepathy, and xylophone reflecting rapid vocabulary growth. It notes thousands of words appearing in Webster's Century and Standard dictionaries and highlights the evolving lexicon under A in Worcester's Dictionary.
A bizarre item from Rigdon near Elwood Illinois notes a remarkable double heat in a creature described as healthy and playful. Nearby Portland reports a four chick hatch described as vivacious and useful, with locals expressing hope and curiosity about the strange events.
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