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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1889
Page
6
A poem titled by Marie L. Eve reflects on love as a rose with sharp thorns. It describes Eden, a wild rose amid wilderness, praising beauty while warning of pain and cost. It contrasts fleeting joy with lasting, rare blooms and ends with hope that the rose will one day no longer be brief.
Mrs Hershaw, newly radiant in social ascent, accepts a mysterious pearl bracelet from a Jaccard's agent sent as a favor by her husband. The pearls prove to be cheap imitations, sparking a police report and a husband who suspects his wife while realizing his own vanity. The next mail brings a new card to Mr. Hershaw in the library.
In The Epoch tale a supposed detective Grumley interviews Mr and Mrs Hershaw about a lost diamond bracelet. A slick stranger poses as the detective, swindling the couple as they chase a double bracelet. Real Grumley arrives, exposing the ruse. the couple's trust wavers but ends with reconciliation and renewed hope.
A San Francisco Examiner profile describes Geronimo as a white renegade bandit active across Arizona and Mexico. It notes $100,000 to $200,000 in known gains, several killings, and a life on the run with a feared reputation. He is said to frequent Tombstone and Clifton, with Frederico as an ally and a standing bounty from railroads and governors.
A Berlin Statistical Bureau report states four fifths of world steam machinery has emerged in the last quarter century. It lists France, Austro Hungary, and the United States with thousands of boilers and locomotives, and totals world horsepower at about 46 million. The note equates one steam horsepower to three horses and one horse to seven men, concluding the global steam workforce rivals a billion men.
A London dispatch reports King Menelek of Shewa consolidating power in Abyssinia after King John's death. Menelek commands a large, modernizing army of 40,000 to 50,000, modern weapons, and strong royal backing, while rival chiefs concede, signaling a potentially peaceful crown in a region volatile with Dervish and European interests.
An employe of the Brothers Electric Light Company describes the risks for linemen and the need for steady nerves and electrical knowledge. He notes how weather, wet poles, and misreading frames can cause severe shocks, burns, or fatal mistakes, urging caution and careful handling of live wires.
A garbled line shows a taunt about cowardice and a mocking reply in a suggestive back and forth. The text appears as OCR noise with misspellings and broken phrases. No clear event, date, or names are evident to identify a full news item.
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