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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1893
Page
2
A playful verse from the St. Louis Star Sayings proscribes mischief and teaches self discipline. It lists vows to refrain from stealing squeaking pencils lying tardiness teasing greed and rudeness while pledging to follow instructions and improve behavior.
A New York Sun item recounts that Spain's baby king, during a ride, stuck out his tongue at venerable subjects. The incident prompted a Republican editor to remark the king was taught to despise his people. Queen Christina reportedly scolded and spanked him.
A ten year old New York City student and prodigy Arthur Hartmann has earned three medals from the New York College of Music, the Austro Hungarian consul, and the Austro Hungarian Society of Philadelphia. His father delays a public debut while a five year National Conservatory course is proposed, and the boy continues to appear at select events. The piece also highlights a Bronx Park rocking stone, its geology, and the glacier that shaped Manhattan.
Recorder Smyth presided in General Sessions as three Italian burglars Carlo Hiari Vittorio Giusseppi and Carlo Cerrutti faced sentencing for breaking into a saloon on December 18. Cerrutti confessed guilt and refused to lie. Smyth suspended sentence for him citing a conscience driven act of honesty.
A boy recalls Pigie a white pigeon given as a pet. He describes feeding now and then from a spoon, living in an apple tree house, causing mischief at a dinner party, and love for piano music. The bird disappeared one day and the family looks for a new pet to replace him.
A neighborly home scene turns tense as concerns rise about a hawk possibly attacking Pigie near a residence. Neighbors discuss sightings and fear for the pet’s safety.
The National Museum highlights shell money as an ancient exchange form preceding metals. Cowry shells served as currency in Southern Asia, Indian Ocean islands, Africa, and the South Pacific due to convenient size and limited supply. One hundred cowries equal two cents, reflecting labor value and inflation resistance.
A gobbet-cover for medicine bottles uses a crocheted white zephyr mat with a center loop. A new kerosene brick fire starter from Yankee land uses porous clay bricks that hold oil and ignite coal without wood or paper. bricks are reusable.
Washington Star recounts a stagecoach tale where a politician confronts highwaymen during a dangerous journey. A ray of light reveals rain turning to gems as demands for money and valuables are met, with a humorous quip about wishing for an office.
The article describes winter skating feats in Holland such as visiting eleven Friesland towns in a day, covering eighty miles in thirteen hours with rest breaks. It notes a voyage from The Hague to Leeuwarden across the Zuider Zee, and cites Reinders delivering a letter in 1763 64 from William IV to Hague, plus Koopmans recent journey with state papers in fifteen hours.
Readers see many debates on baking powders but evidence supports Royal Baking Powder as pure wholesome and strong. Marion Harland endorses it in a Philadelphia journal letter noting she uses it exclusively, discarding traditional soda and cream of tartar mix for biscuits and cakes.
Amber is becoming scarce as fossil gum from ancient forests dwindles. Real amber, once mined from marshes near the Baltic Black Seas and German Ocean, is now limited though imitation amber remains as good.
Report states the royal family costs taxpayers forty thousand dollars weekly. The figure highlights ongoing public funding for royal duties and household expenses.
Flow offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. endorse the firm’s honor. Local druggists Truax Walpine Kinnan & Marvin sell Hall's Catarrh Cure, 75c per bottle, with testimonials available.
A historical note cites 96 577 wrecks on British coasts in thirty years with 22 312 lives lost. It urges cleanliness exercise and diet as cardinal for health and claims Garfield Tea remedies effects of wrong living.
A fragmentary item notes a surprise pie with live frogs leaping when opened and offers snippets of wartime style proverbs and reflections. The text blends humorous lines with aphorisms on thrift faith and honesty, suggesting a miscellany or ledger of quips rather than a single narrative.
A man once struck by a blow during a street incident loses memory and future. he recovers after charity and work. He recalls nothing of his past or name for years, then adjusts to a new life with a wife and savings. The tale mentions a remote region with small islands and miners governing a republic.
A fragmentary OCR line from a historical newspaper appears as a stray note listing partial text and punctuation. The readable content is minimal, offering no clear event, date, or identifiable names to summarize into a full card.
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