12 Feb 1890
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1890
Page
1
An article extols inner beauty over mere looks, urging women to cultivate holiness and charity. It cites Mary of Bethany as a model, contrasts physical fade with lasting spiritual radiance, and links true beauty to faith in Jesus Christ and virtuous character.
Esmeralda Higgins faces heartbreak after learning Vivian Buckingham plans to marry Pansy Perkins. The scene shows she contemplates replacing her sadness by masking grief with a new face as her family watches. The tale centers on love, betrayal, and a woman’s fragile emotional state.
A collage of short notes and quips touching on royalty, industry, education, and public life. It mentions Spain’s king’s income, Whitman’s birthday, reform ideas, and various light anecdotes about figures such as Buffalo Bill, Ward McAllister, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
A Durham county peculiarity puzzle claims Jim and John are not kin despite tangled generations. The column mocks Speaker Reed and discusses Republican and Democratic counts, a Pittsburg brain tumor operation, Brazil’s ex-Emperor Dom Pedro, Blaine family losses, and broad criticisms of constitutional overreach in Congress.
State and local notes from North Carolina papers report modest crops and farming success World War era telegrams note Wheat and tobacco figures. E B Hilliard reports 24400 dollars from 274 acres with a barn valued at 100 dollars. Mrs Brown of Lenoir County is 86 and mother of 22 children, seven Baptist preachers. Prisoners work on roads, railroad injury case appeals, and local railway depots referenced.
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