13 Aug 1890
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1890
Page
1
A discursive essay praising enduring love and the moral depth of marriage. It contrasts romantic passion with practical virtue, urging women to cultivate home life, virtue, and intellectual qualities, while welcoming the chosen husband and faithful partnership.
The tale recalls George Stephenson, builder of the railway system, who shuts a hot room window and later mourns a dead bird whose family he unknowingly doomed. The story links tender conscience with a powerful intellect as Stephenson grieves for the tiny creatures harmed by his action.
Miss Rosa Shepherd of Palmyra Virginia has been engaged as lady principal. She ran a private boarding school for eight years and has taught French German rhetoric and history at Central High School. The University of Virginia selected her center for local examinations and a pupil won a gold medal. Endorsements praise her scholarship discipline and teaching art.
A collection of short gags and aphorisms touching politics love and humor. It riffs on election rhetoric body parts and everyday quirks with a playful satirical edge. The last line hints at choosing wealth in partnership. Authors or publications are not named in the fragments.
A long miscellany blends moral maxims with cultural notes. It praises friendship and kindness, comments on law and politics, cites figures from Rutherford College to Gladstone, and notes industrial and imperial developments with a blend of humor and critique.
The Monroe Register merged with the Monroe Enquirer while Raleigh arrests a counterfeiter. Tobacco sales and a Morganton depot fire are reported with losses. Oxford votes on waterworks funding. Mrs. Straw and Mrs. McGowan news items. Census figures for Fayetteville, Haymount, Concord, Beaufort, and North Carolina population projections. A Raleigh gas light proposal and beauf? population concerns noted. Overman sends dog pups to Raleigh to track fugitives. Tipton to edit Guilford Democrat. Vance to speak at Red Springs Fair. Scotland Neck Cavalry reunion planned with barbecue. NW&NS railroad expansion funded by Wilkes County bonds.
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