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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1891
Page
8
In Edward Martin’s Scribner piece the season prompts activity yet warns against man’s struggle with nature. He urges yielding to spring’s impulse, finding leisure in fishing and nature’s pace, until harvest ends and energy returns to humankind.
In Kelton California the Tower of Babel, a colossal redwood, leans toward collapse. Ralph Kepler helps plan its felling to save a cottage near the " Tower." Dwarf Nick Mar and Big Jim, with Higgins, rig a daring cut. The tree falls with tragic cost as Big Jim dies and Mr North's household is saved by Nick Mar's risky center cut.
A collage of humorous captions and exchanges from late 19th century weeklies recounting witty lines about love, engagement threats, dreams, and social foibles. Names and places appear in brisk quips reflecting era tabloids and humor columns.
The tarpon is described as a giant herring with a wide ocean range from the Florida reef to Cape Cod. Specimens near eight feet long and up to three hundred pounds are noted, with large averages around one hundred fifty pounds. A St Johns River catch shows agility as a tarpon leaped onto a steamer and landed on the captain’s lap.
A well known Doo County Georgia sawmill man reports his axe horn was bent downward after a blow. The teamster denies the incident, yet the horn has continued to grow downward, reaching an unusual length and presenting a curious appearance.
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