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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1888
Page
6
A reflective poem from New Orleans Picayune explores autumn imagery and memory of a past love. The speaker walks the harvest path, recalls days of joy and sorrow, and yearns for reunion with a friend whose return could restore peace and genuine affection.
A family of British seamen recalls strange episodes from the age of sail. An ancestor aboard the brig York vanishes with seven aboard as the vessel drifts toward the Arctic. Later, Captain Davis’s Golden Rule battles pirates in the Caribbean and fires on their ship, then explodes their vessel with a lucky cannon shot. The tale ends with medals, £2000, and a legend of maritime daring.
A Sutro party used the Sutro tunnel to reach the Opera House for The Two Johns. They traveled four miles underground, then ascended 1640 feet by cage to surface near the ticket office. The ride is described as cool and stylish for ladies, with no need to change attire.
A farmer recalls a barn cat nursing ducklings, the value of millet hay for livestock, and two acres of clover and timothy feeding a mixed herd. He discusses soiling green crops, worm damage to potatoes, and the difference between earthworms and wire worms in causing scab, noting no fungus in scarred potatoes.
A garbled dialogue fragment depicts a captain and crew planning to outwait a tidal window to slip past a breakwater. The officer questions delays while the seaman rallies with hardy nautical imagery. The piece recalls old maritime chatter toward a daring escape at sea.
A Boston artist recalls a Summer tale of a betrothed lover who commissions a painting of a rocky shore nook to prove his passion. The engagement ends, but the patron returns and buys the scene again, claiming it was the same place but with a different girl.
A fragment reflects on women and social double standards, arguing men may spread untruths to harm reputations while women face social backlash. It critiques judgmental attitudes and suggests personal insecurities drive misbehavior among both sexes.
In a Detroit scene a would be escapee tries to bluff a guard by claiming to outrun, but the other insists on restraint. The exchange ends with the man remaining restrained as authorities report the incident.
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