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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1889
Page
6
A short verse reflects on small springs and rain drops renewing fields and flowers. It urges people to imitate each tiny drop, serving the divine will and acknowledging God as creator and guide. The piece blends nature imagery with a moral exhortation to righteousness and devotion.
A tale set during the 1788 storm near Toulouse follows Francois a poor shepherd's son who shelters Marguerite and her ill son with Jeanne de Sicard’s help. Jeanne's kindness aids Francois' entry to the Jacobin convent and later his service in the National Guard drum corps.
A collage of clipped items shows people arguing over adherence to rules, a real estate transfer gone wrong, a clerical rebuke about smoking hours, and a tale of regained fortune and marriage in Croix-Daurade. The pieces hint at satirical views of social conduct with brief dramatic exchanges and a dramatic personal anecdote from an English church circle.
A French electrician M Plante has devised a glass engraving method using a nitrate solution and a platinum point connected to a battery. The process traces a design on glass through electric action, yielding exceptionally delicate outlines.
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