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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1892
Page
2
A collection of curiosities and oddities reports strange experiments on fear and scent, a fragile bone disease in West Virginia, a jailed bloodsucker in Washington, wonders of mind and race over seas, a tragic infant in Ohio, and a daring railroad man sliding down Pike's Peak for a wager.
A five year old girl in Plaisance near Paris, Jeanne Eugenie Moreau, displays an extraordinary memory. She recalls French history especially the revolution, natural history, and can answer practical cooking and household questions. Born January 1887 to Phillippe Moreau, adopted by Mme Cally, she may face exams and future as a schoolmistress.
An observer from the American Angler describes watching trout migrate over a nearly three foot dam on Beaver Kill. Sizes ranged from ten to eighteen inches with at least twenty getting over. larger fish leaped cleanly into the smooth water above the dam as they used tail power to scull through dense water. The piece questions the capacity of salmon and suggests greater swimming power than previously noted.
An old Russian peasant visits the railway dream and learns the marvel of moving cars at twenty miles per hour. He shares tea with a friend, then realizes the train split into two directions to Moscow and St. Petersburg leaving him in awe at the miracle of railroads.
The passage argues French butter making surpasses all others in quality and price and asserts that one can produce equally fine butter locally by dedicating effort to learn the proper techniques.
A Sunday sermon recounts Christopher Columbus as a divinely inspired navigator who faced mockery and peril before discovering America. It frames the voyage as a religious mission to bring Christianity to the ends of the earth and urges faithful perseverance and moral renewal as the continent awaits redemption.
The Coney Island Athletic Club signed Joe Goddard and Peter Maher for a December 5 bout under Marquis of Queensberry rules with four ounce gloves. A purse of three matches is planned, including Choyanski vs Godfrey and a ten round bout between Kid Joe Brooklyn and Dolly Lyons, with additional finish fights featuring Alex Green and Martin Costello.
Arrivee TM and a syndicate plan a sailing expedition from Philadelphia to seek literary manuscripts. The project aims for a three year voyage covering the West Indies and South American coast with notable participants including O Thorn, Dr Keely, and Richard Pears among others.
A State Department briefing notes Chinese Minister's interest in disposing of concessions as documented in Washington. Charles J. Burke of New York references documentary evidence confirming the minister's involvement.
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