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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1888
Page
2
The town of Douglas proclaims itself the Cheyenne of 1873 80 with six monte games grossing about 300 dollars monthly. Bank rolls total roughly 3000 dollars as money moves on cards. Other items note Swiss pulp industry shifts, tiger attacks, royal regalia changes, odd age claims, and various brief curiosities.
A correspondent surveys Yularo rubber hunters in Costa Rica, condemning their greed and ignorance. He notes most trees yield at least fifty pounds, but overharvesting and aging trees reduce profits. The piece discusses social status, ethnicity, and the distinctive rubberproof garb worn by Yularos, urging regulated tapping to revive wealth for the republic.
A detailed portrait of Tacoma on Commencement Bay describes ideal drainage and contour shaped streets, grand views of the sound and Cascade peaks, rapid growth from under 1,000 residents in 1880 to about 20,000, extensive street paving, electrified lighting, and a booming economy with lumber mills ships yards a smelter and coal mines nearby. The climate is mild with minimal illness and a strong timber and mining-based industry supporting a thriving port and several hotels.
A morning encounter north of Cascac Cove reports a swordfish striking and killing a whale near a schooner. The thrashers high leaps, clashes with the whale exhausts it, then the whale sinks after repeated attacks, while crew witness the dramatic event and the swordfish’s aggressive tactic.
A woman contests claims about women’s manners and argues that men display just as many marked habits. She cites coat tails flaring when men sit, leg twitching to fold trousers, visible shoe tops, tying knots, handkerchief refolding, and cuff pulling as common behaviors.
Bad to Worse scene unfolds as Orestes pleads with a sobbing lover. He recalls a promise to stop smoking cigarettes but admits taking up a clay pipe instead, sealing their doomed fate in a moment of tragic passion.
A chaotic auction at the customs auction block unfolds with a crowd and a woman insisting on a shawl. Bidding rises to a few dollars as she asserts she is not the kind to back down and refuses the silk dress mislabel.
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