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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1888
Page
6
The poem explores flirtation as a sequence of subtle signals from smiles to bows to dances. It lists moments in a courtship from moonlit walking to bearded lips on fingertips and tender goodnights. The speaker notes joys fade to tears as parting ends evenings of romance.
A New York letter notes fingerless gloves as a Vanderbilt dinner novelty balancing wet and bare hands for dress occasions. The gloves reach knuckle length, resemble grandmothers mitts, and show rings, with dealers rushing to meet demand.
The Baltimore Sun notes Chicago lead chasers aimed to start tearing down Libby Prison structures in the city. Richmond owner J H P2 says he has heard little from Mr W H Gray since his return to Chicago. Gray has made one payment of 23 000 dollars and will not move any bricks until further action.
A fragment from the Scranton Truth mentions a house requiring apologies to a man after a bucket of water was dumped on him. The text shows confusion over whether apologies were given and the man’s reaction remains unclear.
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