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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1891
Page
6
In the Elmira Gazette readers are treated to a ballad style vignette of travelers and couples saying good bye at trains and gatherings. The verse repeats the refrain Good-by as lovers part, kiss, and rejoin, capturing small town scenes from church to market as night falls.
Frick Wharton a longtime frontier scout risks his life during tense Sioux ghost dance unrest. He meets Ogallala ally Briff and hostile plans surface as Jim the Indian warns Frick of the betrayal. Briff falls to a shot aimed at Frick, and Jim intervenes, aiding in the defense.
A Kansas boy formed a bond with a cow after she mourned her lost calf. The animal welcomed him warmly, and the boy alone could tend her. A sister once impersonated him to milk the cow, but the curious animal kicked and bounded toward the real boy.
A collage of comic exchanges, wit and domestic gaffes. Jokes range from theater singers and elopements to husbands and wives. A breadth of mini narratives features social foibles, shopping misadventures, and light domestic satire reflecting urban life.
A twenty three year old Californian, O E Skiff, known as a strong and athletic youth, performs feats with iron rods and rocks. He bends various diameter rods with his teeth and hands, swings iron bars across his neck, crushes a rock with his fist, and splits a stone like a mason. The display, described as a singular pursuit, has captivated local interest at Augusta.
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