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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1890
Page
6
A poetic meditation on lovers and birds driven from natural hills and woods by encroaching city life. The speaker recalls a strong man, a weak bird, and displaced people who lament their lost forests and hills. The refrain links sorrow to the loss of homeland and soul. New England Magazine.
In a northwestern India setting, a retired general recounts a club duel tale about the Quiet Man. The story shifts to Paris where Armand de Villeneuve kills Chevalier de Polignac in a bloody duel, then the Quiet Man reveals himself as Colonel Fortescue, the famed duelist who killed Sir Henry Martingale, shaping a grim meditation on violence and pride.
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt explains how soap bubbles exhibit precise physical and molecular balances. It notes a six inch bubble bears over 1500 pounds pressure yet remains intact due to the equalization of external air, internal cushion, gravity, buoyancy, and film forces. It also describes that at a liquid edge no more than three films meet and at a point no more than four, with all angles at 120 degrees.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from a late 19th century paper. Quotations touch on bonfires, amorous verses, social flirts, diplomatic talk, a tailor’s bill, and a South observation about fires in front of country mansions.
The text notes Portuguese women embracing coarse mustaches as men do with curling ends, noting it may offend older viewers but pleases Peninsular observers. It then shifts to light quotes about marriage, appetite, and a hotel guest, ending with a chaotic fragment about a judge and dignity.
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