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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1892
Page
6
Poem fragment reflecting sorrow over parting and time, with imagery of rain dew eyes tears sighs and a reminder that time passes swiftly. Mention of Ronald C. Macfie appears in the line about Granite Dust.
Barnard, a New York lawyer, visits Maryland and discovers the tiny grave of Hamilton Pinkney Fairfax, a one day old child. Later at a New York social event he reads verses about the child to Mrs. Amidon, Fairfax’s mother, who reveals the true story and ends the relationship, leaving Barnard to confront the grave he mocked.
The piece surveys notable figures from literature, science, and public life, noting long lifespans and sustained mental activity. It cites Byron, Holmes, Tennyson, Voltaire, Euler, Humboldt, Faraday, Harvey, and Bismarck among others, discussing how extended years coexist with ongoing work and influence.
Joshua Wotton, age eighty five of Cranberry Island near Friendship, rowed to Friendship, walked to a store, bought garden seed, and in a single day returned to his garden work. He says he feels as well as forty years ago.
A physician recounts a peculiar murder case in Brooklyn where a man was found dead with a slingshot and strangulation. Police lacked a clew, and dubious evidence tied to a wife and her lover. The doctor narrates a dramatic night where a delirious wife hinted at a double murder by her husband and his son, ending with a fatal chase and a hidden verdict.
A recipe fragment describes tomato soup with corn and tomatoes, carrot slice, thyme, peppercorns, minced ham, and butter. The method mentions slow cooking, pureeing, straining, and boiling briefly, with corn added toward the end. The text is garbled but suggests a tomato corn soup with ham and herbs.
Fragmentary note questions future value of money over a century while discussing copper coinage and worth. It hints at inflation or monetary decline but provides few concrete details or names.
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