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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1890
Page
6
Jerome Sandeau reflects on a funeral scene in the Courier-Journal. The verse contrasts peace and beauty with the unknown burdens of the deceased, urging a life rich in deeds. The imagery centers on blossoms white and a band of ripe wheat symbolizing good gathered at life’s end.
Five travelers traveling toward Murray City are captured by bushrangers. The group endures torture and ransom demands before two days pass, Eva the child helps trigger a vengeful end. authorities later kill the gang near the highway and rescue the survivors.
A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Inocendid Martines in Penasco near Toas weighs seven and three quarter pounds and has a single leg growing from the shoulder blade with nails on the underside. He has no ears and a smooth hair covered head. Dr Hartman says the child is healthy and may live weeks or months. Locals fear the birth signals trouble as services multiply and crowds gather.
A New Yorker, Morosini, Jay Gould's secretary, demanded cash for his notes in London. He refused to identify, insisting on no endorsement and threatening protest if not honored within five minutes. Bank staff insisted on identifying and back-end endorsement before cashing. The incident caused a sensation at the Bank of England.
A collage of short jokes and quips from various papers including Epoch Nebraska State Journal Boston Transcript Chicago Herald and others. Snappy one liners cover philosophy barnyard humor stagecoach banter and light gossip with a playful parade of characters and punchy asides.
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