25 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1891
Page
1
A fragmented essay of aphoristic sayings on effort, duty, wisdom, and virtue. It riffs on enthusiasm, self restrain, rumor, and the balance of action and reflection, pairing moral maxims with quirky observations about manners and life.
A contemplative essay extols November through February as beautiful, not dreary, describing trees bare, frost, ice, and snow as divine, revealing nature’s artistry. It likens winter scenes to crystal and heavenly light and ends with a moral about life and purification.
The article describes Eddie reacting to a eulogy titled True Heroes for a noble self sacrificing woman. He argues heroism equals both genders, prompting surprise as George Stallings faints in the room.
An unknown contributor argues for practical effort and sympathetic action during economic hardship. The essay urges honest toil, patience, energy, and economy as keys to success, noting crowded professions and a stalled economy. It emphasizes improving social qualities and mutual aid in these golden moments.
The text asserts love as a potent, cleansing force shaping both sexes and societies. It portrays love as a life fire that elevates poets, workers, sailors, and leaders, awakening talent, taming vice, and inspiring courage, vision, and duty across roles from ploughboy to magistrate.
The author argues some people enjoy unhappiness and brood over grievances to flatter their own virtues. Excessive mourning and self pity may mask laziness and vanity, as individuals seek praise for constancy or imagine the dead derive value from our sacrifices. The motive is complex and not reducible to a single rule.
A Northern reader shares a heartrending vignette of a poor boy living by a charity home. The child begs for shelter and money to buy a ticket, crying that no one wants him and finally dies in quiet exhaustion, a poignant critique of society.
The passage likens life to a river carrying us from youth through manhood toward the end. It describes blossoms, happy hopes, and fleeting joys, then calls life a wilder flood with shifting delights and disappointments. The current advances inexorably toward its ocean, leaving us with memories and the unseen witness of the Infinite.
The piece urges choosing careful language to avoid needless harm. It warns that unkind words can wound even without cruel intent and emphasizes the harm caused by thoughtless remarks and quick irritations.
The passage extols a woman as a radiant Venus, a magnificent jewel whose head and heart shine with purity and charm. It speaks of exalted admiration, a rosier tint to life, and suggests that the bearer would enjoy a blissful, dreamlike happiness with her.
A reflective meditation on seasonal beauty and the fleeting nature of life. The speaker contrasts earthly fading glory with an inner chord that whispers of a future existence beyond illusion, even as memory returns life to a river of light and love.
A reflective piece on how people radiate to others like music and fragrance. It extols those whose inner power spreads joy and blessing, urging a life devoted to sharing one’s gifts to brighten others and become life to all.
Cultivating close home friendships with the same care given to external relations yields richer returns. When parental and filial instincts blend with intellectual communion and soulful sympathy, the bond becomes a rare, powerful, and deeply rewarding friendship that aids growth for both generations.
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