29 Jan 1890
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1890
Page
1
A devotional verse extols a mother's enduring love from cradle to grave. It describes love as immortal and unchanging, a guiding force through despair, time, and death, offering hope of reunion beyond the shore of time and a blessed, pure home.
The Asheville Citizen notes Colonel Richard Dodge of the 11th Infantry U.S. Army is in Asheville to enjoy Bathing at Hot Springs. He stops briefly in Asheville, a North Carolinian by birth, famed for wit and intellect. Dodge formerly associated with David L. Swain Hillman and Dews in courtroom life, and a jovial epitaph exchange followed by a later quip from Hillman.
Poetic reflection urging restraint in judging a person’s guilt, warning that unseen factors may affect outcomes. It argues even the honest and steadfast deserve a chance to defend themselves before a court, cautioning against hasty condemnation.
A compact miscellany notes 1889 Boston customs receipts down from 1888, St Paul carnival ice palace cancelation, and scattered witticisms. It highlights civic concerns in Seattle and Utah Mormon population figures, plus brief mentions of Ohio fat woman, Rosecrans’ political fate, and parlor morals from editorial quips.
A mosaic of zeal and folly with warnings about gambling dens a spider web metaphor and cautions on risk. It mentions Bank of France gold, grain production sorghum bars in Kansas and Eureka Russians settling in California, plus Pope Leo XIII burial plans and Boston literary devices.
A collage of quotes and anecdotes from a morning paper includes jokes about laziness, postal reform leaders with journalistic ties, a Brice and Vanderbilts tale, a moral about advertising Mary’s lamb, a tale of a village store owner, and a note on a whale race.
A miscellany notes reflections on suffering and faith, a quip about the City of Paris breaking eastward records, and social commentaries. It also reports a South Carolina farmer, Z. J. Drake of Marlboro, winning five hundred dollars for the largest corn crop per acre at 225 bushels, hailed as exceptional nationwide.
Reports from Wilmington to New Bern cover a murder claim, a hog weighing 666 pounds, and a carbolic acid death. General R F reelected. Rev R G Pearson and wife to tour Europe within a year. Natural gas prospects at Egypt could spark regional industry, while a New York syndicate eyes five Winston tobacco factories worth 3 million dollars. Mt Airy granite shipments head to Yadkin Valley rail. New Bern Fair invites all, and Col Clark yields three productive crops. A shooting near Louisburg and Cape Fear line progress featured as well.
Poem fragment describes a mighty mind and bold spirit. The speaker laments attempted control by others but ends with a light breaking through pain and doubt and a hopeful look toward a bright tomorrow.
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