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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1893
Page
6
A lament on missed opportunities and delayed success. It recalls Jones Jamente and White, reflecting college years, lost romance, and unfulfilled hopes. The speaker urges persevering despite cruel odds, urging toil and patience to continue toward an elusive end.
A wartime romance unfolds from a hospital bed in St Malo where a nurse called Sister Gabrielle tends a wounded lieutenant. The nurse Jeannie DAlcourt bears a noble past and a hidden love with Raoul, a Caen surgeon, ending with tragedy and the nun’s posthumous legend.
A Rockville man received a strange letter sent nine months earlier by his brother aboard a Bombay steamship. The registered envelope traveled over 50 000 miles, visiting the East England and the Continent before returning empty from the dead letter office. The brother values the letter more than the coin vanished from inside.
The article argues water serves as a great natural disinfectant by absorbing impurities from earth and air. It notes clean cold water near a sick person can absorb most airborne germs, but must be changed frequently. It warns against leaving drinking water uncovered in living spaces.
The article describes the dangers and daily labor of firemen on historic trains. It details their role shoveling coal, feeding the furnace, watching gauges, and facing risks from moving parts, wrecks, and close calls with engines and tenders. It contrasts firemen with engineers and notes the harsh conditions and limited pay in earlier eras.
A collection of kitchen notes describing making small sugar filled pastry balls, a roasted duck with a light broth and sauce, and a clam chowder method. Procedures include preparing apples with sugar, stuffing a duck, and simmering chowder with clams and fat. This informal recipe fragment shows dated cooking practices and household measurements.
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