19 Aug 1891
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1891
Page
1
A reflective scene unfolds on a Monday night as lovers walk beneath a violet sky and moonlit splendor. A practical lover frets over earthly frailties while his companion urges deep longing and enchantment, until a small mishap reveals shared vulnerability and budding commitment.
The Goldsboro Argus praises Henry Blount of the Wilson Mirror for his generous support of state editors. The piece extols journalists as a hard working, underpaid class and urges continued encouragement to help them persevere against adversity.
The Rev. Mr. Thomas of Rocky Mount exchanged pulpits with the Rev. Mr. McAnn and delivered two sermons deemed highly entertaining and instructive. Observers praised his engaging delivery, clear language, and evident brains and culture, foreseeing fruitful results for the glory of God and the salvation of sinners.
A refined and educated resident of Henderson commends a local editorial on Birthday Reflections. He states he shared the piece with his wife, who found it as uplifting as a sermon, praising its noble and elevating sentiments.
The 19th Annual NC Press Association convention gathered in Winston Salem with speeches by J C Buxton and E E Hilliard. Attendees enjoyed meals, concerts, excursions on the Roanoke and Southern railroad, and a banquet. The piece laments absence of ladies and praises local hospitality from Col. Frank H Fries and family.
The piece surveys legendary and royal figures famed for beauty in later life. Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, Aspasia, and Livia are cited with ages from their prime to late forties and beyond. It traces Catherine de Medici, Ninon de l Enclos, and Madame Récamier as enduring symbols of allure, noting how cultural esteem enhanced youthfulness in memory.
A visionary passage extols unprecedented scientific progress and imagined leaps in railroads telegraphy and climate control. It foresees grass over abandoned tracks air line routes with multiple tracks and trains at high speed. It envisions universal telephones visual communication across continents and weather control directed from Raleigh to Washington.
A sentimental poem about visiting the mother’s grave. The speaker, a child, finds comfort in memories and the belief that the mother’s soul rests in heaven. The verse speaks of sorrow, purification, and the enduring influence of a selfless motherhood on the speaker’s life.
A humorous reflection contrasts heavenly dreams with a nightmarish bout of colic. The narrator, claiming purity, describes serene sleep gifted by angels, then forces a crude, comic image of discomfort as a one-garment boy atop a hornet’s nest endures a vigorous remedy.
A man and woman share a tense moment on a sunlit bench. He vows regret for his treatment as she answers with scorn and a warning. A bug on her limb interrupts the charged exchange as the scene fades.
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