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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1889
Page
6
A poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox in which a mother calls to her baby to creep into her lap and sleep. The speaker longs to split the day in two with a soothing song and lullaby as the child drifts into white dreams and angels hover above.
Phil Heywood, tormented by unrequited love and a harsh supervisor, helps a dying widow and her son Hercules Napoleon Tolliver. A misread telegram and a mule sale lead to a Christmaslike comeback as Flora appears, funds are arranged, and Heywood gains a chance at happiness and a new position.
Dr George Mallet of Brooklyn writes from Las Vedras about a near fatal encounter with a scorpion while traveling to Mexican mining camps. He describes intense pain numbness and vertigo followed by recovery after heat rubs and claret aided by native helpers. He remains with partial numbness in his left index finger but otherwise well after five days.
The Louisville Post notes the record high of 119 degrees at Phenix and Fort McDowell Arizona in June 1883 as official. Unofficial readings reach 128 degrees in Mammoth Tank and Humboldt California, while the coldest official is 69 degrees below zero at Poplar River Montana. Werchojansk in Siberia has reached 90 degrees below zero.
A confused tale from a Paris train details a parcel of money and a paper bag lost by a traveler. A man later recovered the treasure after inquiries led to the post office and a hotel, with luck and a reward shaping the eventual outcome.
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