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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1893
Page
4
A collection of humorous witticisms and aphorisms touching marriage fortune gravity and other everyday observations. The snippets include remarks on Shakespeare stock quotations dogwood trees and a variety of wit about misunderstandings and mischief.
A Western girl claims her bear can out hug any two young men nearby causing talk of trouble. A quirky line hints at a love story beginning with a stumble over a carpet tack.
The text muses on legal settlement of coal troubles and expertise of Duke Blackstone versus Littleton. It jokes about dentists removing teeth and women widows in Iowa. It ends by asking if a Plato soup invitation signals platonic feelings and promises a grave reply.
A Rochester man had a one inch piece of glass embedded in his skull for twenty years. He had complained at times of a pane in his head before doctors extracted the object.
The narrator visits Winston on a C Y V line journey from Wilmington and meets Rev Jenkins and many leading locals. He describes Prof. Blair and Eller as exemplary gentlemen, plus editor Burbank and Dr. Broughton as principled figures. The piece extols Winston maidens and moral vigor, concluding with praise for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.
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