10 Oct 1888
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1888
Page
1
The piece urges caution in engagements and warns women against easy marriage. It contrasts true deep love with shallow affection, stressing tests of character, constancy, and the risks of early marriage. A flirtatious scene follows highlighting social norms and generational viewpoints.
Old Blobs tied a half pound of dynamite to his dog’s tail and drove away as the fuse hissed. The dog followed, and the blast killed the animal. Fragments from Blobs’ estate arrive from counties as funeral plans wait on returns.
A collage of brief items notes politics, weather, and culture. It cites Congress debates on yellow fever relief and postage, stock drops in Milwaukee, theater earnings in Argentina, and a push for faster mail, while mentioning disease, coal output, and coastal trade shifts.
Summary of diverse state items including Rev Pearson's work in Winston, Sanford to build a china factory, Magnolia bloom at federal cemetery, 280 inmates at the insane asylum, Wilmington gala postponed, Charlotte cotton seed oil mill expansion, 760 premiums for state fair, 28 percent of Durham employed in manufactories, 1 692 pupils in Raleigh schools, a fatality case in Charlotte, 216 new post offices since Jan 1, Alliance membership near 60 000, Methodist Conference in New Bern Nov 28, Atlantic hotel as winter resort, more than 1 200 Alliances in state, missions for Moravian chapel in Winston, Greensboro bank building, line of fatal incidents in Hillsboro and Warren Plains, rail expansion Charleston to Rutherfordton, Farmers Alliance 1 196 groups, new church at Davidson College funded, Governor’s Guard to Virginia Exposition, Durham to Richmond rail distance cut, political candidacy shifts, Wilmington Star fund drives for Jacksonville fever, regional donations, Monroe to Atlanta rail completion, and local factory counts across counties.
Fragmentary reminiscence centers on a memory of a girl and a late night visit. A narrator recalls a white hand, soft curls, a whispered request to stay longer, and a plan to tuck in at sundown. Dialogue is faded, but the scene hints at longing and unresolved closeness.
Contemplative verses ponder the nature of space and time. The speaker questions whether space is endless or filled with hidden worlds. The poem muses on design, vanity, youth, age, and whether time itself contains eternity within.
A dying Benedict directs that every dollar go to his wife but with a vow she must remarry within a year so someone will regret his death. The lawyer confirms and asks why. Benedict says he wants someone to be sorry he died.
The piece portrays Thomas B Reed of Maine as a national calamity for Congress showing him as a foe of tariff reform in the Fiftieth Congress. It lauds him as brilliant eloquent and unscrupulous and devoted to monopoly likening him to a younger Blaine.
A satirical note observes that many eager Republican supporters face a rough campaign season and lack an ark of safety, implying they will need to shorten their trousers to stay dry in the wet political weather.
A merchant received a curious order from a customer claiming a newborn in the family. The note requests sugar and coffee, some small nails, two padlocks, and a monkey wrench, alongside a request for a baby’s birth in the last night. The mix of items suggests a playful or mistaken missive rather than a legitimate purchase.
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