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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1892
Page
2
A poetic meditation on love as a yearly cycle that transcends seasons. The speaker argues love turns all months into summer, making time sublime and dwelling as a constant season from cradle to life’s end. Written as a literary quotation from Dexter Smith in the Boston Transcript.
In a rural tale a neighbor Little Joe defeats a moccasin on Maggy Tiller’s baby's cradle. He loses his thumb but survives, Maggy later widowed, and the two families stay close. The father urges Maggy to marry Joe, and they settle on an Easter wedding after a long delay.
A village oracle proclaims the world growing worse and that every man would steal if given chance, except present company. His auditor counters that no village man would steal if given the best chance, except present company. The exchange appears in the New York Press.
A collage of brief jokes and skits from early 20th century papers. Bits include a plumber quip about preventing freezing pipes, a train humorist Mr Button-buster, banter between a couple on farewells, and sketches from editors and travelers. Several exchanges pair crosstalk with punchlines, reflecting social mores and gender norms of the era. The items mix flirtation, miscommunication, and gentle irony.
A Braxton County man named Mr Janes Brows Bealington is noted for an unusual facial hair appearance. The report mentions a very long moustache and beard, hidden inside his shirt, with limited visibility to others.
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