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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1891
Page
6
Poem by E Adelaide Copp reflects on shadows of night time memories and enduring love amid gloom. It meditates on light fading, time, sorrow, and distant voices, ending with a tender refrain from old loving eyes.
A first person fragment describes Hector a bold mastiff in Dresden who befriends a luxury bred narrator. After a dramatic rescue from a market cart and a chivalrous contest with a Count Hector becomes the narrator s guardian and companion. The tale ends with the narrator choosing to stay near the castle with Hector and the Count. Recent rains have improved England crops while Ontario faces drought.
A short history notes James Few an American born carpenter in South Carolina. He opposed Governor Tryon taxes and inspired early anti government sentiment leading to an uprising. Few was captured and hanged though his actions seeded revolution and change.
An acting Chicago detective agency official argues thieves often aid law enforcement, viewing crooks as their best informants. He notes prisoners become witnesses, crooks sell tips for money, and professional jealousy influences such exchanges, concluding criminals are equally dishonest among themselves.
A Boston Post letter recounts a town man of Scotch descent who keeps a blank book for each child. He records every expense from birth including food, dress, nurses and doctors, amusements, and services. On the 21st birthday he plans a feast and presents the book to the child as the cost of upbringing.
A collage of humorous vignettes from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. Jokes and banter about money, manners, love, and daily misadventures mix with quips about speeches, bicycles, and pranks. Names like New York Press and Harper's Bazar appear alongside cartoonish scenes and witty exchanges.
Two men at the fair bargained over a bushel of coin values and a delivery deadline. One man agreed to deliver for 28 kroner but failed. the payment proved worth more than 31 kroner, making the bargain a bad deal for the seller.
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