13 Jul 1892
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1892
Page
1
A declamatory miscellany of aphorisms and witticisms on humor virtue and language. Sayings range from caution and courage to poetry and religion with playful wordplay and moral observations attributed to Henry Blount. The piece blends quips about love brains kindness and decorum with mock proverbs.
A Baptist church benefit entertainment on Friday night drew praise for melodies and stage presence. Lizzie Porter of Tarboro dazzled the audience with a pure voice and graceful charm, while local talents offered recitations and songs amid vivid moonlit imagery and celebratory prose.
In a spirited critique, the writer denounces changes in pronunciation and spelling, especially proposals to spell kiss with ones. He argues reforms erode romantic language and warns that shortened forms will deform affection, predicting a shift to impersonal communication and distant courtship marks.
A narrator recalls strolling with a maiden through Maple wood last Saturday afternoon and describes a sky of radiant colors like heavenly dye pots spilling across clouds. The scene is presented as one of the most exquisite beauties painted by God on the heavens.
A reflective piece extols the delicate and strong influence of women over men. It compares a woman’s ministry to the east breeze moving mighty oaks and declares man seeks celestial happiness through the blessed ministry of a god sent guardian angel. The text links heaven’s priestess to earthly love and precious woman as a shrine of happiness.
A quip in a stray excerpt captures a debtor and a creditor arguing over payment. The dialogue centers on delayed earnings and the frustration of waiting for money, reflecting a satire of cash flow woes.
Eddie struggles to sleep on a Sunday afternoon as flies circle his lips. His muse speaks of summer as a lovely time with few faults and a wry line about crime having its own files.
A playful notice laments the fall of the bang and predicts its decline as fashion leaders in the East start to discard the hairstyle. It humorously contrasts past praise with the coming era when old maids and widows may dominate trends as bangs fade from prominence.
Eddie has wandered through the office in a moody state for two days. When asked the reason for his inward unease he drew a circle with a pencil and called his condition the unripe apple. He mentions a small boy and a feeling that will surely ache his heart.
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