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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1893
Page
6
A humorous tale describes ants defending a pantry treasure of molasses. A captain and soldiers plot a siege around a jar, building a bridge and marching in formation to seize and eat the molasses pie, while insects guard their prize and the wall bears the improvised assault.
Maggie Hawick inherits her late uncle's Bible and a wedding gift, a stock of eight thousand eight hundred pounds, found inside the Bible as she prays during a storm. The money saves Stephen Gray from ruin by paying off debts, restarting drainage on Druid's Moss, and restoring the farm.
A Globe Democrat interview recalls how an urge to declutter drives an overnight trunk reno. The narrator, Ives Armford, describes resisting a letter from his dead mother, a compelling memory that interrupts the cleaning spree and weighs on him as an inexorable feeling.
A fragmentary Ledger excerpt notes Maggie and a hen learning to love something for material aid in hardship and for the promised rich rewards it offers beyond. The text hints at faith in future abundance tied to the aid received.
A fragment discusses whether American wolves ever attack people, noting past bravado in the west and rare observed incidents. The writer dismisses modern newspaper reports of wolf attacks as unreliable while recalling a lone white wolf near a cabin and other sparse anecdotes from Minnesota and North Dakota.
The piece discusses the confusion of switching to metric measurements in daily use. It notes Harald Hagen’s comments on height and weight, showing how metres and kilos translate to familiar feet inches and pounds. It observes slow public adoption and the persistence of traditional measures.
A humorous origin tale notes ox tail soup emerged during the 1793 French Revolution era. It recounts how a Paris noble used discarded animal tails from abattoirs to create a resourceful, now celebrated delicacy that spread widely.
The account recalls William Murdoch’s 1792 discovery that gas could illuminate with street and shop lighting. Parliament mocked the idea while sailors and engineers debated its practicality. The first London gas shop on the Strand, run by Ackerman, drew a high‑ranked visitor impressed by its glow.
New York Dispatch warns the public against imitations of chrysoprase and false faceted rubies. Phrases describe misrepresented stones, noting chrysoprase should be opaque while fakes show black tint and transparency. False rubies are small compressed stones lacking true ruby features priced at three dollars.
Five years ago five percent of electric tramways were operative in the United States. Today approximately several miles of street railways are operated by electricity, marking a shift toward electric traction.
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