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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1889
Page
2
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from 19th century papers. Jokes on forewomen and printers, social manners, and daily life flicker through cartoonish dialogue and punchlines featuring witty tradespeople, a scolding tramp, and a playful poem exchange.
A collage of short humorous exchanges and cartoonish witticisms from various periodicals. Jokes reference royalty lookalikes in London, a dog named Thirteen, self important officers, frontier anecdotes, and light social banter. Notable lines include a misidentified prince, a lamе dog carrying a cart, and a mother musing on a diamond career.
In a Kennan passage from Adventures in Eastern Siberia the station at Tcinopevo roznaya near Chita is described as awash with drunken villagers. Officers and drivers are intoxicated, a priest is carried home, and the sober man turns out to be a Burial. The group finally departs after horses are secured amid festive disorder and mock dignity.
A Lancaster County pensioner, once declared totally disabled and paid 1500 plus 14 monthly, was swindled when a well dressed stranger spoke to him while he worked fencing. The man bragged of his ability to work fast, after which the pension stopped. The visitor was a government detective testing his disability claim.
Irish coast fishermen endure chronic poverty while extracting coral sand and seaweed for farm soil. Sand boats cost £35 new with £2 yearly upkeep. A crew can land at most two boat loads daily, with profits split among many workers during a short season. They reclaim rocky bogs using sea resources yet struggle to survive.
Italian observers in Turin report criminals show dull senses in taste and hearing. Signor Ottolenghi finds criminals have less acute taste and smell, with male criminals tasting more keenly than females. Signor Gradenigo notes 67.3 percent of 82 criminals have below normal hearing, especially older ones.
Victor Petry of Philadelphia lists the huge shipboard stores for the Umbria’s Liverpool to New York return voyage. Purchased for 630 passengers and eight days, the supply list totals thousands of pounds of meat, fish, poultry, produce, dairy, and beverages, including 11 500 sun fresh beef, 4 500 pounds mutton, 2 400 pounds tea, 2 750 pounds prune, 2 750 bottles wine, and 2 750 bottles mineral water.
A Pall Mall Gazette note defends the pig against malice over eating, reporting French and Swedish experiments showing pigs are fastidious. The data compare plants eaten versus refused by goat sheep cow horse and pig across multiple plant counts.
Caroline Hasser of Theatre de Bordeaux killed herself by charcoal fire in her room after writing a detailed suicide note. The crumpled sheet described times and failing attempts to wash away soot, with ritual statements and a final citation to Ernest Renan.
The Rev Rossiter visits Pittsburgh to promote the American Tract Society. He highlights 11 000 publications in 150 languages and a global distribution of volumes along with reports of 454 363 meetings and evangelistic efforts reaching millions of Protestant families.
A historical note describes strange savage customs around hunting in British India. It highlights ceremonious acts tied to the killing of wild beasts and mentions the tiger carcass as a focal point of ritual respect.
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An 1842 newspaper extract notes Abraham Lincoln’s marriage to Miss Mary Todd at Robert Tod’s home with Reverend C Dre. Married in this city at the residence of N Tod, by Rev. C Dre Lincoln, esq to Miss Mary Todd. The fragment is considered a unique surviving copy from the Civil War era.
A short item notes Posithe insurance company thriving in London for two years. It mentions regular rates and options for residences and a related through line, with limited readable text on terms and figures.
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