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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1890
Page
6
A poetic meditation from Vicks Magazine contrasts flowers and weeds on graves to symbolize the deceased. It ponders how a life’s character would be read by future generations through planted blooms or weeds and asks the reader to consider their own final resting place and what would be shown.
Cephas Love, a 63 year old former clerk, testifies in a bizarre trial as he confesses to murder while describing a ghostly window face and then assaults the judge, causing chaos in the courtroom before being restrained and carried away.
The article recalls humorous and odd clauses in historic wills. It highlights Swift style jokes such as a beneficiary receiving ten thousand dollars but finding only ten thousand thanks. It also notes a curious codicil offering relatives land equal to the earth’s orbital path around the sun.
A collage of humor snippets and cartoons from a late nineteenth or early twentieth century page. Jokes cover family life and business, including a waiter scene and a legal pun. Featured are anecdotes about a young heir, a singing moment, and a banker’s exchange. The tone echoes a bustling humor page with brief gags and character scenes.
A 16 year old girl named Della Beck, described as the fattest girl of her age, lives in Blairville. The article notes her size measurements, family background, and public interest while mentioning unrelated French birth-rate topics and exhibits.
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