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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1891
Page
6
An anxious man seeking work leaves a poem at the Wichita Eagle office. The verse blends a child’s prayer with mountain night imagery and prayers for protection as the speaker faces possible danger and longing for a mother’s presence.
A Costa Rica arena showdown features a mounted bull and a muzzled lion in a staged fight that ends when the bull gashes the lion and the lion’s neck breaks after being tossed by the bull’s horns. The event, witnessed by W. O. Wolcott, unfolds amid a chanting crowd and producer turmoil.
The piece describes Carmen Island off the California Gulf coast as a major salt source owned by James Viosca. It spans about nineteen by six miles and sits on 1000 acres with thick salt layers fourteen feet deep. Briny influx creates new salt while surface level remains steady despite mining.
A collage of humorous exchanges and captions from late 19th century papers. Jests target editors critics and public figures with playful banter about lectures, juries and social mores.
The piece argues that espionage is morally opposed by Americans and unlikely to gain public tolerance. It notes spotters among cashiers and workers who report activities weekly, with spies spread from Pinkertonism to streetcar watchers, and claims the spy system has found a place in American life.
The piece notes Chile’s mining as its key industry with agriculture next, listing exports such as wheat, flour, barley, potatoes, wool, beef, honey, and cheese. It highlights Chilean wine as widely consumed and exported, contrasts drinking customs across regions, and mentions chicha as a local drink for the poor.
An astronomy invention at Georgetown College Observatory uses a photocronograph to record a star's meridian transit with absolute accuracy, eliminating personal errors. The device records the exact transit time, marking a notable advance in observational astronomy.
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