16 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1891
Page
1
A fragmented 19th century prose piece weaves moral maxims with romantic musings. It mentions farmers, education at Wilson Collegiate Institute, a picturesque journey to Burgaw and Wilmington, and vivid praise for a lovely maiden amid lyrical nature imagery. The tone blends aphorisms with adoring passages and sentimental reflections.
A weary train car fills with a half full crowd until a burst of schoolgirl energy lifts moods. Old woman and gentleman, fashionably stern, smile at memories of youth as business and leisure melt. The girls’ bright spirits reveal a shared glow of hopeful spring and joy.
A banquet speech extols the hog as a symbol of industry and national wealth. The speaker lauds its rise from contempt to vital economic force, noting its influence on meat, grease, industry, and even global commerce, with theatrical flourishes and lyric praise.
A group of colored youths led by James Grant Taylor Hood Philips Charles Yellock and Alex Warren attempted to ride a W & W Railroad freight train from Sharpsburg to Wilson on August 12 after a day at Rocky Mount. Facing arrest four were jailed after a hearing with others still at large or recaptured.
The author likens marriage to a long ascent where two hearts slowly unite. Youth glows like the tassel of love while age embodies mature fulfillment. Both morning and evening of love are beautiful with hopeful and reflective tones for future days.
The passage argues that some people praise only after a person overcomes severe trials and gains fame. It urges offering encouragement during hardship to help them reach success and dignity, citing figures like Tennyson and Gladstone as already famous while others need uplifting words.
A young maiden in the teens cuddles a very small dog with great tenderness provoking playful remarks. She calls the pup a puppetual rapture while an envious onlooker laments not receiving the same hug.
A reflective sermon urges readers to consider their earthly duties before the Sabbath and final judgment. It questions whether contracts, promises, and charitable acts have been fulfilled and calls for repentance, kindness, and moral reckoning before life ends.
The piece extols human sympathy as essential for enduring privation and trials. It celebrates quiet, empathetic acts like eye contact, hugs, and comforting touches that bridge despair and offer hope, suggesting eternal significance to such solace amid trouble.
The text compares sin to an ocean ripple that deepens rather than fades as it expands. It argues sin grows from a small wave to a vast, eternal force, unlike a ripple that weakens with distance from its center.
A reflective excerpt ponders how little we know of others inner feelings and how coldness or indignation can mislead. It warns that judging others without reserve is a grave, unfeeling sin common to many.
A reflective piece notes that in Japan during summer evenings the sweetest music descends from kite strings and memory. It speaks of music falling from clouds, memories, and friendships that rise to the heavens, attached to aeolian strings.
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