26 Sep 1888
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1888
Page
1
An emotional scene unfolds as Ethlyn vows love to Harold despite an impending separation. She fears a bad fate if they marry and reveals a belief in heredity as the cause, pleading for release to spare both from eternal misery. Harold questions the obstacle and remains in turmoil as they confront a sorrowful farewell.
A compact column surveys brief items and light items with brisk notes. It skims various local happenings and curiosities in a playful, period-voiced tone.
A reflective meditation on autumn decay and mortality. The speaker recalls a single rose from a garden season, its beauty waning as a bee drains its sweetness. The piece likens a rose’s demise to the human passage of years and the inevitable approach of death.
The piece urges couples to renew themselves after hardship, keep domestic matters private, and avoid airing disappointments. It warns that confidants foster gossip and suggests building a fence of trust around the home. It also offers aphorisms on life, risk, and happiness alongside various dated notes.
A wandering son returns from the Black Hills with a pickaxe and notes of tin finds in Northwest Georgia. The piece blends personal news with dense political talk, lampooning figures like Harrison, Blaine, and Cleveland while discussing tariffs, elections, and public debates.
State news highlights a string of events across North Carolina. Edgcombe County farmers alliances grow to thirteen. Sanford to start a china factory. Oxford builds three tobacco plants and gains railways electric lights. Cabarrus fair opens October gth. Goldsboro artesian well reaches 260 feet. Wilmington sends aid to Jacksonville. Oxford hosts multiple railroads banks brick stores and electric lights. Oxford Orphan Asylum cares for 240 children.
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