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Newspaper

Wilson Mirror

Location

Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1887

Page

3

Awakening of Her in a Dramatic Romantic Tale She

Containing praise for the novel She by an unnamed author, the piece extols its unique titles and vivid style. It discusses themes of fidelity and immortality, recounting how the heroine becomes immortal through a fountain and rebirth, then critiques modern life and nature versus artificial cures.

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Points on Education and the Evolving Pedagogical View

An essay derides rigid etymology of education and contrasts practical training with intellectual growth. It argues education should impart usable knowledge for future work while developing judgment and self reliance. The piece critiques extremes and favors a balanced approach to tailoring instruction to individual talent and prospective careers.

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Broadway Promenade of Crowds and City Life

A vivid portrait of Saturday crowds along Broadway from Canal Street to Madison Square. The article contrasts lower Manhattan’s commerce and traffic with upscale hotel crowds, notices the Battery and Wall Street throngs, and culminates in Madison Square’s daytime bustle and nighttime glow, celebrating urban spectacle and modern progress.

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Engagements Amid Fashionable Social Scenes

A compact note describes society circles where engagements are announced with emphasis on elegance and stylish gatherings. It highlights fashionable women and social events framed as chic and refined, reflecting the era’s allure.

Department records cut in a racial term? not enough

The fragmentary clipping mentions a person named Dean Stanley and a reference to marriage offered to Renn Lind, plus a line about lawn tennis insertion causing student diversity. Details are unclear and incomplete.

Red Dean Stanley

A Simple Barometer in a Spider’s Web

A simple barometer lesson from nature describes how a spider shortens or lengthens its web threads to signal weather. Elongated threads indicate calm, dry weather. inactivity during rain predicts continued rain, while work during rain suggests quick clearing. Changes in the web each day may foretell clear nights if done before sunset.

Dotes on Talking Finds Delight in Narration

A witty verse reflects on how a lovely woman enjoys sharing her thoughts through storytelling. The poem contrasts her interest in narration with a hesitance about explicit explanations.

Indian Homes Lodge Life and Government Aid on the Plains

The piece surveys Sioux lodges or tepes from buffalo skin tents to canvas structures, noting how government incentives push toward log cabins and homes with windows, stove, and goods. It contrasts winter log cabins with summer canvas camps, describes furniture, hospitality, and the push for assimilation through farming and schooling with 160 acre allotments and eventual title in fee simple.

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Zoological celebrity Granny the sea anemone dies at Edinburgh Gardens

A famed sea anemone nicknamed Granny, a sixty year old resident of the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens, has died after a long life on view. Found near Abbs Head in 1828, Granny thrived on weekly mussel gifts and hosted visitors in its autograph album with thousands of signatures from travelers and scientists.

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First American railway claim predates Quincy line

A Marylander, George Magers, is credited with designing and directing the first United States railway built between 1814 and 1816 at Falling Waters near Manchester in Chesterfield county Virginia. It served a powder mill to a distant magazine and used horse power, predating the Quincy granite railway by about a decade.

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No Need of Colds Through Skin Training Theory

A correspondent argues that colds can be prevented by conditioning the skin to endure daily exposure to temperature and moisture change. He claims a trained skin won’t notice atmospheric shifts, thus avoiding the nervous reaction that causes colds.

Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Rail Lines To Texas Resorts

The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain route offers two travel options from St Louis to San Antonio Galveston Austin El Paso and other noted Texas winter resorts. It is the sole line to the famous Hot Springs Arkansas with a single car change to Pacific coast points.

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