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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1892
Page
2
A 19th century voice urges reliance on intellect and faith over numbers or force. The speaker, William V Byars, cautions against ballots and laws while praising inner mastery and divine judgment, in a St Louis newspaper note.
The New York Sun recounts Capt. Gordon’s 159 border men clashing with Eagle Feather’s 482 Comanches near the Chico Mountains. After fierce artillery and field piece barrages, a heavy Comanche defeat leaves 141 killed and many wounded. Gerry, the renegade, is slain and Eagle Feather’s leadership collapses, endangering the tribe’s cohesion and power.
Lemont M Leavitt born June 1886 in Turner grows from infancy into a strong youth. At five he outworked grown men and last summer carried a coil of wire for half a mile with a helper, tied to a pole, while others strained to unwind it. Gazette backs him as the strongest boy of his age in Christendom.
Blackwood's Magazine discusses dogs fitted with compact dispatch cases on collars for security and stealth. It notes bulkier leather pouches for documents, and straps enabling a war dog to carry ammunition. Some trainers hope dogs could return to munition wagons. others advocate using them to bring water to the wounded.
A reader describes Atelles or spider monkeys as lacking thumbs and spirit, calling them awkward and dumb. The critic contrasts views with Dr. Gardner’s claim of Arachnoides as intelligent, disputing his authority on monkey intelligence while lamenting the animals’ emaciated appearance and perceived misfortune.
A collage of kvetching quips and light social humor from late 19th century papers. Jokes reference political keen wit on Bee and delegates. Cartoons about Boston maid and the poet, with jokes about poker, doctors, etc.
The Uphosterer warns that moths harm fabrics via worm larvae, not the moth itself. Camphor fails to protect. eggs are tiny and hidden, requiring two to three weeks of inspection before storing. Once garments are egg and worm free, they can be wrapped and stored safely with moths kept out.
Napoleon searches for a book in Malmaise library and finds it on a high shelf. Marshal Moncey, tall and bold, offers to fetch it but the emperor teases him about height and length in a playful exchange.
Seventeen years after Jessey, a farmer near Livingstone in Merced County, lost his watch while plowing. The timepiece was found by the tenant on a three furrow, was cleaned and rewound not needed, and started ticking again when returned to its owner.
Lordisbury details emerge two hours before breakfast outlining the British PMICTr role and its proximity to Lissth.
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