29 Feb 1888
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1888
Page
1
A speaker envisions a ten year old growing up amid railroad bustle and electric lights, imagining rapid trains, aerial air-lines, pervasive telegraphs, and global connectivity. He foresees telephones, weather control, and instant face to face communication across continents as humanity unlocks unimaginable progress.
The coroner uses Mrs Burkhart s corset to debate the wound entry as six married men argue in a humorous trial scene. The exchange shifts to a sermon on mourning and divine comfort as night falls and sorrow yields heavenly consolation.
A lively jumble of short quips verse and dialogue covers social wit pious practicality and curious anecdotes. Notable bits reference clergyman carpentry prophetic lines about honesty patience and fate plus odd items about stove hats doughnuts and a feisty romantic tableau.
Mrs Ferguson confronts her husband about a January drinking spree repeating for ten years. He responds by likening himself to a deer that sheds horns yearly. The piece also notes Col. Cash of South Carolina has been struck with paralysis and faces a hopeless prognosis.
A collage of brief items spans politics, culture, and misfortune. Notes mention Rev. J. C. Price named Liberia minister, Sheridan denying a presidential bid, a Broad way skyscraper project, and Mount Vernon cyclone damage with 300 buildings ruined and 35 dead. Theodore Tilton lives frugally in Paris while writing intermittently.
State news notes Winston ships tobacco direct to England, praising Hendersons efforts to organize a chamber of commerce. Reports cover orchard blooms in Goldsboro, Beaufort fruit, and a fatal train incident near Wilmington. Also listed are library counts, a whale skeleton exhibit plan, and various regional economic notes.
A fragment reflects on sorrow as a hardship yet paired with divine comfort. The verse speaks of trusting a blessed angel at the door and awaiting heavenly solace that is rich and enduring beyond earthly pain.
A historical newspaper note touts Dr Bulls Cough Syrup as a remedy for a severe croupy cough described as sounding like nails on a child’s coffin, reflecting period medicinal advertising.
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