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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1889
Page
2
A collage of humorous scraps from periodicals and jokes. Quotations and cartoons sketch witty scenes of office life, travel snippets, and light social banter. Names and place hints mingle with quick quips, reflecting a bustling late nineteenth century newspaper humor page.
The article lists prominent owners with fortunes above twenty million dollars, led by J J Astor and C Vanderbilt, detailing heirs and estates. It argues seventy names hold about 2.7 billion total, averaging over 37.5 million each, and predicts rapid concentration of wealth toward a small elite.
The piece argues that change in nature is necessary and should preserve landscape beauty. It links breeders, landscape gardeners, florists, seedsmen, and architects, noting how they copy or improve on nature. It discusses selective planting and cultivation to extend foliage, improve flowers, and harmonize urban and rural spaces.
A Whitley County Kentucky anecdote recounts Josina Varnett as a famed memory and a wag. Lee Josh plans to preach at a rural schoolhouse when rivals Jones and Warman attend to critique. Instead he repeats St Paul’s epistles for nearly an hour while gesturing theatrically, prompting disapproval and a barked horse block seating. Warman concludes by remarking he may forgive such rotten doctrine this time.
A discussion of small inventors profits and a quirky court case on a four-part cat for cotton protection. It recounts notable inventions and their fortunes, including a toy serpent and a “wheel of life” inventor, plus a sharp judgment on a cat owner’s leg.
A Chicago Herald reader recalls a parable about parenting and care. A young father advises vigilance when children are nearby as a girl retrieves a pinched rubber ball from a boy, highlighting the importance of protecting youngsters from harm and improper behavior.
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