28 Feb 1894
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1894
Page
1
Governor Carr addresses the Newbern Fair praising North Carolina's oysters, fish, clams, and agricultural goods. He notes 10,000 barrels of clams valued at $20,000 and 300,000 fish worth of shipments, plus extensive oyster harvesting and a thriving lumber and potato output.
At a Worcester prohibition meeting Rev. Thomas Murphy recounts a husband who vows to keep his pledge but drinks in a saloon. He returns home thinking he is sober and denies the night’s events as his wife chronicles a wild jag, only to admit after a $20 gift and affectionate gestures that he was indeed very drunk.
A traveler travels with two shadows from dawn to night, one light and one dark. The bright Shadow guides with joy and beauty but withers flowers and butterflies. The dark Shadow inspires fear as life wears on. At journey’s end the Shining Shadow passes, and Death reveals itself as the true guide to the Golden City.
The Atlanta Constitution reprints Ham's campaign jests about Watson and Third party followers. It threads satirical tales on demagogues, white and black voters, and political silence, ending with a parrot’s quip about the cyclone.
A lifeless motor car halted mid street sparks talk of a blown fuse or out of place plug while twenty passengers rise. A maid declares the trolley is off the wire as verses urge calm and steady resolve to keep the trolley on the wire through life’s trials and malice.
A collage of puns and light jests on politics gender and society. Jokes about Masonry doctors dogs and arithmetic tease readers with witty quips and social observations. The piece blends humorous one liners and cartoonish dialogues in a breezy column style.
The text features a dramatic Queen Lily line about vengeance after dethroning and threat of hanging heads. A Sheboygan Michigan car driver is fired for being a woman. A wordplay dialogue about foolish infant questions closes the piece.
A concise witticism notes that the barber alone suffers from his own influence, implying vanity or self-interest can backfire on the practitioner. The remark frames a balance between appearance and consequence within a humorous street observation.
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