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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1889
Page
6
A poem fragment by Dora R. Goodale appears in Harper's Weekly praising danger as a pitfall masked by beauty. It contrasts a tempting path with an iron roadway turning dark and a warning to press onward blessed by God.
An obstinate farmer disowns his son Andrew for loving Jane the orphan. Years later, illness of pride turns to remorse when a grandchild appears, and the old man, moved by love, reconciles with his son and daughter in law, recognizing the child as a bridge to forgiveness.
A Savannah newspaper item recalls a teacher using the cat paw to illustrate temptation. Students note the velvet exterior but danger inside, as a boy jokes whiskers. The piece adds Savannah News reporting this may herald Georgia's peach year as the season begins.
A compendium of light dialogue and snippets from jokes to domestic quips. Includes lines about minding a sister, pension claims, flirtatious banter, and everyday witticisms from 19th or early 20th century columns. Many short exchanges feature named characters and humorous misunderstandings.
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