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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1888
Page
6
A narrator recounts visiting Kitty Green and finding her sister’s teasing responses laugh at his feelings. The sister hints that many suitors have visited, while Kitty’s flirtations and a hidden kiss behind lilac bushes shatter his confidence. He exits in pain amid mocking laughter.
Edgar Wood and Henry Yorke travel with valuable treasure to Vera Cruz when a band of masked ladrone robbers boards their stage. Yorke is killed and Wood loses the treasure but later learns the suspected English teller Carlos Watfils is involved, leading to a chase and a convicting outcome in London for counterfeiting.
Brother Gardner reviews questions from Branch Lodge No. 84 Dal ton Ga on disciplinary rules for cheating in horse trades lying and discord. He notes no rule exists for bouncing a cheater, few lodges enforce such measures, and trust issues persist even in churches and societies.
A self possessed woman earns the moniker terror of storekeepers by testing costly goods on the spot and returning them. She buys a sewing machine by testing in one office then orders one at a street address, then borrows a wrap for an out of town reception, wears it, and returns it with a polite regret.
The Buenos Aires region gains the world’s longest street car line, 200 miles of track, using horse power to connect towns near Buenos Ayres. Philadelphia car company furnishes equipment. four sleeping cars 18 feet long with four berths each. lavatories water coolers linen presses and mahogany finishes. The fleet includes open double deck cars platform cars gondola cars refrigerator cars poultry cars cattle cars and derrick cars plus 200 box cars.
In January a party including John Day and Albert. traveled fourteen miles to a settlement, camping in timbered surroundings. A brutal cold snap drove the thermometer below zero, causing intense pain and near collapse as they struggled to move. Day eased circulation with a hand in the snow, reviving some hope before continuing toward Red Wing through a perilous ravine and blizzard risk.
A historical note recalls Judge Br Franklin of Tennessee who left his home to pursue a long delayed marriage. His early romance with Mi stirred church and family reactions, with letters unreadable and communications cut off. He later traveled to Georgia and East Tennessee seeking news, and the couple appears poised for marriage.
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