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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1889
Page
6
A Tuscan king hears a bell rung for justice when a starving horse is denied aid. The royal decree mandates care for the animal, warning the owner of future wrath if cruelty repeats. The poem argues for a bell that brutes could ring to tell their suffering and asserts God loves all creatures.
In a mountain summer, Daria Darbisher clashes with rival Beulah over a mountaineer Mark Ripley. A sudden confession leads to a dangerous moment on a lake, ending with Mark's death and Daria's revelation of true love for him. Beulah mourns while Daria remains unwed.
A St. Louis Republic quote notes women using vaseline on shoes to soften leather, boosting demand in rainy weather. A Chicopee Vermont firm advertised a marble guessing contest with a boot filled with marbles, but the entrant miscounted by over two thousand.
A collage of cartoon captions and micro-satire from Puck and similar humor weeklies. Jests about weather, travel dreams, marriage, attire, and social foibles feature recurring lines on a humorous tone. Notable bits include a two hundred mile air route joke and a marriage certificate pun.
E. Murray of Missoula, Montana, asserts Montana holds vast undeveloped wealth and rapid growth. He highlights rich deposits of antimony, iron, copper, platinum and indium, plus diverse minerals from peat to lead and coal. He notes Yellowstone Basin geology supports vast timbered valleys and anticipates strong industrial expansion.
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