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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1893
Page
3
A fragmentary poem about a bereaved speaker addressing a dead beloved, seeking youth and tears restored in the grave. The text mentions a grave, a vow to not weep, and a desire for reunion beyond death, with a literary note referencing Harper's Magazine.
In a Brook lyn Times piece, a man recounts his descent into alcohol abuse from college days and the loss of his home and wife. After a near death and a burglary rescue, his soul returns with a new resolve to resist temptation and love without fear.
A New York Telegram account describes Mr Hagenbeck handling eight pythons in a cage as they prepare for shipment. A female python bites at him while he attempts to move one into a box, prompting a life and death struggle with a coworker aiding to uncoil the snake.
The piece argues that mental habit builds nerve power and resilience far beyond mere constitution. It notes doctors observe a survivor's longevity from routine thinking and exertion, suggesting brain effort can influence vitality even when medicine cannot.
The French language reportedly transmits clearer over the telephone than English due to fewer hiss syllables. English words like soldier are hard to convey. proper names often require spelling, causing delays in conversations. Electricity.]
A Brooklyn florist keeps four or five chameleons in a window. The South American reptiles, moved to a cooler climate, show little change and rest on tropical plants. They occasionally shift color from one shade of green to another.
A historical portrait of Billingsgate Market in London detailing its enduring status as a free market. It notes 10 million dependent consumers, daily traffic of 200 stalls, and a two way supply from North Sea fleets and domestic land routes. Porters earn around 10 shillings for short work as 100,000 tons pass yearly. The article describes auction dynamics and the five hands from fisherman to retailer.
The St. Louis Republic recounts Herodotus on Babylon set on a broad plain, a square forty miles per side, walls 200 feet high and 20 feet thick, a brass gateway system, and Euphrates cross walls. Inside rose the Temple of Bel with a gold Bel image and a long gold table. The city faded after Alexander the Great and was lost to ruin.
The latest proposed ship canal would connect Toledo to Cincinnati, shifting lake traffic competition toward Cincinnati and challenging Chicago as a major transportation hub.
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