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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1892
Page
6
In a ballroom scene the poem follows a young woman ignoring flattery as she recalls a past promise with a distant beloved. The speaker contrasts current revelry with memories of honest love in rural pastures, imagining a future shared away from the crowd. Nelly Booth Simmons, in New Orleans Times-Democrat.
In a sultry July cafe scene Reuben Caggs, a Wall Street magnate, debates wealth and benevolence with a friend. A newsboy's plea reveals street poverty. the pair escort him to a tenement where they meet Mollie Flanders, now Mrs. Carney, and confront a life ruined by hardship and loss.
The Bronze Lion of St Mark on its column in the Piazzetta at Venice has been restored. Experts note its varied origins from ancient to modern times with eyes of white agate and an elaborately wrought mane. Signor Vendrasco calibrated the granite shaft to perpendicular success, claiming mastery of the column.
An early electrical marvel is a six foot search light of 20 184 candle power by Schuckertt of Nuremberg. Plans for a larger seven and a half foot light at the Chicago World’s Fair promise 52 000 candle power and visibility up to sixty miles. Engineers foresee a 300 foot tower mounting two six foot lights to illuminate Jackson Park.
The passage surveys global wealth and conflict notes, from soda deposits and gold mines to prisoner health and European risks. It discusses the Tripe Alig’s financial strain, Franco‑German war aftereffects, Italian bond funding via American travel, and Turkish rebellions in Yemen. It also previews World’s Fair mineral displays in Colorado, olive culture in California, and oil adulteration concerns.
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