22 Jun 1892
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1892
Page
1
The piece surveys a looming Democratic convention battle over Cleveland Hill Carlisle Palmer and Boies as potential nominees. It cites The Wilmington Messenger and Baltimore Sun analyses and notes differing tallies, with Cleveland edging toward the two thirds needed and Hill challenging the field.
The article urges North Carolina women to back the fundraiser for a state building at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. It notes a prior $25,000 appropriation fell due to a technicality, and promotes showcasing climate, resources, and scenery, including a possible Tryon Palace replica, to honor the state’s colonial heritage and attract emigration.
A poetic meditation on a forest refuge where wildlife flourishes and nature proclaims the Creator’s works. The speaker yearns for solitude amid pines oaks streams and blossoms finding solace in God and the beauty of the green hills and singing birds.
Thomas A. Edison patents an airless telegraphic intercommunication system for ships at sea and shore stations. It transmits Morse signals without cables, using ship-to-ship relays across wide distances to locate and summon aid for disabled vessels.
In this opinion the author argues women will sacrifice dress and luxury for love and domestic duty when necessary. Marriage suffers from men clinging to costly vices, yet many homes prove true love endures on modest means. The piece blames excess on both sexes and urges restraint in dress and display.
A diners tale recounts a misquoted joke about ivy and ruin. A young gentleman asks why woman is like ivy, and Irving’s comparison is misremembered leading to a humorous mix up where the closer she clings the greater the ruin was stated in error, provoking laughter.
A playful exchange between a mother and child questions if God created the sun and moon. The child quips the sun should rule night, since the moon already lights the day, prompting a motherly amused response.
A man asks a clerk to change a twenty dollar bill with an air of importance. The clerk responds that they can change anything here. The man retorts wishing the clerk would change his mind. The exchange ends with a sharp remark about not having small change.
The best approach is to stop weighing jobs by respectability or “lady likeness” and accept that honest work of any kind is honorable. A good woman earns respect and reverence that no form of “ladyship” can augment.
A group admires a noble horse as the owner proclaims the animal the finest in the country. He adds a playful line praising a woman, prompting her blush and privately flattering thoughts about his judgment of both horse and woman.
A fragmentary verse scene shows a speaker pleading with a "Sweet girl" to abandon her projects and accept grand vows of knightly devotion. The pair exchange archaic rhetoric about suffering, dying, and proving love.
A fragmented report describes a murder case where the jury reportedly hung on a verdict. The article hints at a defendant linked to a fatal act and references Mrs. McGiuffey reacting to the surrounding court scene.
Fragmentary remarks warn that moral standards are slipping and require serious attention. The piece argues small actions by the young and community members shape a larger ethical state and calls for corrective measures.
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