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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1891
Page
7
A Sunday sermon likens Solomon's splendor and the Queen of Sheba's spices to the liveliness of Christian faith. The preacher warns against humdrum religion, urges practical piety, and argues that Christ brings fragrant joy, light, and vitality to worship, homes, and outreach.
In MriwatkKEE on May 5, Jonn XunKin's sister died at noon from trichinosis, raising the toll to seven family members who died after eating diseased pork.
A vivid survey traces silk history from silkworms to modern mills, noting the East’s primacy and Lyons as a silk hub. It contrasts reeled silk art with mechanical Jacquard looms, and praises American weavers while forecasting rising external demand and dye innovations.
A traveler just returned from the Pacific Ocean recounts encounters with Patagonians near Magellan Scouts. Natives appear unclothed amid snow. A mother discards a baby overboard then retrieves it. Missionaries report limited success teaching clothing and huts. Patagonians endure little shelter, disdain clothes, and ignore ornament. The piece reflects on civilization as cultivated wants and luxury.
A H Waters asserts that long lived butterflies such as tortoiseshells and peacocks can be tamed and shares childhood experiments with a butterfly kept alive through winter. He describes feeding by sugared water on a finger and notes that the insect would fly to the finger without sugar. Waters also reports taming large ground beetles in confinement, noting their long life and readiness to respond to a stick with meat scraps. Boston Transcript.
The white shark is the feared giant of its kind, reaching 35 feet and 2000 pounds with a long flat head and a snout overhanging the mouth. It has six rows of lancet like teeth and a massive jaw capable of biting a man in two. A London Tid Bits note recalls a Calcutta sighting where a bullock’s head and hide were swallowed whole.
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