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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1890
Page
6
A peaceful verse from Youth's Companion about facing winter with readiness. A farmer and his wife welcome winter whether early or late, noting stored crops, bacon smoking, fruit picked, and hives full. They compare themselves to city cousins enjoying peaches and plums, inviting winter to stay and see their harvest.
The narrator recalls Ollie Hedder, a bright farm helper in Harriman Tennessee, who endures a cruel family and exploitation by kin. After a sham marriage plan collapses, Ollie guardianship is secured, and she leaves for Kentucky then returns rich after selling six acres. She marries Joe, an educated, responsible partner, and the couple settles on a peaceful farm, symbolizing a hopeful American ascent.
Austrian Eduard Schnitzer known as Emin Bey to Emin Pasha rose from medical student to Surgeon-General of the Egyptian army and governor of equatorial provinces. He expelled slave traders, faced isolation 1882 to 1886, and was relieved by Stanley in 1887 after alarm from Dr Junker.
A Plymouth Pennsylvania colliery is described as relatively dry and ventilated by two 24 foot Guibal fans. It hoists about 1 075 mine cars every ten hours, yielding roughly 2 200 tons of coal daily. The breaker handles 2 400 tons a day. Inside work is done by 750 men and 90 mules, with outside labor bringing total employment to 1 130. The mine has produced up to 55 900 tons in a month and is a profitable venture for its owners.
A collage of light jokes and anecdotes on manners with witty lines about taste, romance, and social foibles. It includes quips about queens, singers, hosts, and travel rivalries, plus short comic dialogues and a dog’s song, reflecting candor and levity of period humor.
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