18 Sep 1889
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1889
Page
1
A historical passage extols Shakespeare as the grandest genius, praising his grasp of nature and humanity. It argues his works reveal characters driven by deep passions and universal truths, urging study to learn the history and universality of nature through his genius.
Steve Brodie and three companions reach Clifton after Brodie plunges 200 feet over Niagara Falls in a padded rubber suit. He survives with non fatal injuries, aided by John Ledger and W E Harding, then stabilized and expected to travel to New York.
A compact column compiles brief items and quirky notes. Mentions include President Harrison and a claim the Sultan of Turkey ages rapidly, plus a bearded lady whose fame lies in her face. Four sons of Liam study in England, and a call to go into the country for town news.
A jumble of quatrains and snippets covers love, psychology, politics, and curiosities. Remarks on the remedy for injuries, a mirror as a glass I, a caution about the misery of the miser, Chinese drains in San Francisco, and local gossip about Harrison, Menninger, Cambell, Mahone, Manderson, and Gould.
A collage of quotes and items spans political ribs and deathbed dialogue. Notable notes include a failed Louisiana congressional bid, a Georgia dying man’s last talk, Constantine and German affairs, and passages on Rev. Talmage, Carlisle, and phonographs. Also tossed in are mines of trivia on crops, looms of brass bands, and London Deptford cattle-market figures.
A collage of 19th century notes on cartoons of politics and romance. It mentions Mississippi convict policy, Iowa Governor Kirkwood on a berry farm, senators’ travel committees, a flirtatious query between a printer and a woman, ex Senator MacDonald’s lucrative practice, and assorted political trivia about railroads, elections, and figures like Sullivan and Mahone.
Durham sits at the heart of a rich mining area while Rowland and Robeson county host large oil mills. Wake county cotton is hit by army worms and Wilmington rice is expected light due to freshets. Gov. Fowle names executive clerk replacement, and Fayetteville hosts Jefferson Davis in November for the Constitutional Centennial.
Fragmentary note claims a cure for opium and liquor habits without distress using chlorine or related remedies. Text is incomplete and contains many garbled phrases and stray characters. no verifiable details or sources are present.
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