14 Aug 1889
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1889
Page
1
A reflective piece on growing old, recounting a year past and time’s passage. It traces science, religion, progress, and beauty, noting joys and sorrows, the river between Time and Eternity, and the hope of peace beyond life. It emphasizes gratitude, memory, and blessed promises.
The piece catalogs various acts of meanness and mentions William Walter Whelps who enjoys imported beer in Washington. It also notes Tamaguo, a renowned tenor, over six feet tall and well built, as a figure in the musical world abroad.
A collage of witticisms and brief notes touches on fashion, travel, science, politics, and society. Topics range from theatrical gowns and citrus fruits to yellowed jokes about law, economics, and public figures, interlacing humor with short observations and regional curiosities.
The report notes a 300 pound sea turtle with eggs caught at Wrightsville Beach bought by Island Beach Hotel. A Duplin County storm destroys bridges and crops in the heaviest rainfall in forty years. Two white girls died in Beaufort County from a kerosene explosion during a fire. The State Department of Agriculture seeks data on pure blood stock. The North Carolina Tobacco Association will meet in Morehead City on August 2. Railroad progress cited on Wilmington Onslow Eastern Carolina and Albemarle Pantego lines. Grape culture experiments near Raleigh show progress. News and Observer reports rents at 2,000 baskets daily and crops outlook uncertain.
An ad touts a Keeley cure for opium and liquor habits claiming relief without nervous shock or distress. The promotion mentions the treatment offered in Livingston County Illinois and emphasizes quick results and reliability.
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