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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1889
Page
6
Poem exhorting readers to share light and blessings, urging kindness to strangers and generosity. Quotes Bach reference and calls for communal support and charity, ending with a plea to raise curtains of mind and window.
A rainy January day brings Solange Tarvenue and her mother into social maneuvering with M. Prevaret. A mistaken card shuffle exposes intentions and spurs a misread engagement plan, ending in a mismatched outcome as Gerard Prevaret marries another.
A distressed barber argues through a tense scene with a customer about changes in business. The customer declares he will never shave again after an alarming discussion about risky skin exposure and a dramatic gesture. The barber fears losing trade and salary as the moment ends with uncertainty.
The article discusses historical ideas on sensing beyond ordinary hearing, citing Robert Hooke and others. It mentions experiments suggesting extended sound transmission, such as distended wires carrying sound, and speculates on future possibilities for enhancing auditory perception and communication.
Dr Schuyler S Wheeler tells the National Electric Light Association that New York has 2697 miles of underground wires with Brooklyn holding 2100 miles Paris 4100 Chicago 200 Boston 400 and Pittsburg about 1000. He says New York has more underground conductors than any city except Paris and subway capacity exceeds 30000 miles of conductors.
The text portrays a rough social snapshot with references to democracy, wealth, and social roles. It contrasts rich and poor, mentions nobles and servants, and includes fragmented observations on women described as healthy and comely.
Salvador Scarie, a San Francisco bootblack, returned home to three newborns two girls and a boy joined by his wife presenting twins and a single earlier, making six children. The paper urged readers to visit his stand at Third and Mission, noting his newfound business surge.
Mr George RK Sims, Lah er, argues that Pueil I drives people insane and stirs sentimentality. He claims a high circle in the lane bans moral restraint as years pass leading to isolation and secretive mingling among old women and youths.
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