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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1890
Page
6
An 19th century verse excerpt reflects on grief and memory. The speaker urges embracing the present, as time shapes beauty into memory with lines about sleepless pain and a tomb. The piece attributes the sentiment to William Winter in Harper's Weekly.
At Mrs Avery’s farm a group of suitors vies for Dora while Mr Hawkins pursues a costly marriage. A bull scare forces hero Linton to rescue Dora and Hawkins, prompting a love swap that ends with Dora marrying Professor Linton and Mrs Avery gaining the grand house.
A Boston witness, with decent veracity, reports an electric wire accident on a windy day. A red Irish setter barked at an English spar perched on a high line. The sparrow touched a neighboring wire and fell dead at the dog’s feet as it swung in the wind.
Louis Hamburger a Maryland College of Pharmacy student loses control of his force when damp and can lift five pounds by pressing dry fingertips against smooth objects. Professor William Simon documents the feats and aims to publish the case for scientific study.
A carrier pigeon used by the Empress of Austria to deliver a letter to Archduchess Marie Valerie was shot by a farmer after flying from Pola to the coast. The letter likely fell and was found later, triggering calls to stop shooting state pigeons and jokes about formal uniforms for service birds.
A historical description of Mexico City's Grand Cathedral notes its vast splendor with silver balustrades and a rich high altar once the world’s richest. It mentions gold statues, emeralds, rubies, and a missing Assumption statue valued at $1.03 million, plus a golden vessel valued at £1,000 to clean, supposedly removed by liberal troops.
A Pennsylvania lumber crew near Price's Swamp retreats, one man recalls hanging meat and bread in a bag inside a shanty. A bear darts in, lunges for the food, and a chase through the woods follows as the team stops and an axe is readied. The bear bumps a tree during its escape.
The article recounts various legends about the American robin. It describes beliefs that the robin’s song or presence foretells events, claims about its beak staining water and flames, and notes the species famed red breast as tied to a “crown of thorns” imagery.
Fragmentary old maritime text describes porpoises swimming beneath a ship, a harpoon crew preparing, and a bosun’s appetite as the crew cheers. The passage notes the sea life and reactions aboard the galley amid a lively nautical atmosphere.
Fragmented OCR describes boys and youths recalling sun exposure and resulting marks. A faded line mentions a tobacco pipe and the city setting. The text is garbled but centers on sun rays and heat effects observed by local youths.
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