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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1888
Page
2
A reflective piece of verse describing blindfolded struggle and shifting thresholds. The speaker finds solace in the reminder Not as I will and Not as T will, seeking calm in the unseen plan. It honors a higher will that guides through loneliness, loss, and heavy burdens on the road.
In Naples Cecil Dacre and Orlando P Jones stage a series of comic capers. They lure MacTaggart by a fake doctor plot to lengthen his stature via a staged bath. The elaborate ruse ends with MacTaggart unintentionally towering over clothes and tormented by friends and family before fleeing to Rome.
In a tense parlor scene Irene endures an awkward visit from a hopeful suitor Mr. Kiljordan who pretends expert eye care to impress Mrs. Pinos. He frets over an eye irritant and improvises a routine to please, while Irene watches with mixed emotions.
Miss Gushington praises a government plan to allocate substantial funds for coast defenses. She recalls a past tobogganing incident where her costume was torn on a slide, adding a light anecdote to the otherwise serious note.
A Portland real estate agent, after a wild exchange with a new female client, promises a $1000 payment if she is harmed by the sale. The bemused buyer questions the figure and comments that she is worth more, recalling ancient slave prices as a comparison. The odd dialogue centers on value and assurance in a mysterious land dispute.
A father confronts his son after visitors are sent to bed. The boy resists discipline and the father claims there is one right way, but the child answers doors are made to open, proving a simple, stubborn dialogue about obedience and understanding.
The article explains lifts of the Hotel Met London are powered by water mains from a hydraulic company. Water is pumped under pressure to central stations and delivered to the lifts for reuse, with fixed rates applied.
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