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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1888
Page
6
A Massachusetts poetess depicts a graveyard path through mint and clover where tombstones and faded letters reflect on death and memory. The speaker views lost youth and love as enduring through time, as a gray haired lover remains forever influenced by the departed.
Paul Harley returns to a house in Washington Square to find his uncle Austin Warren murdered. The case hinges on a phonograph-like device used to record faint sounds from a workshop, revealing Isaac the servant as the killer after a confession induced by the machine. Paul is acquitted as Harold Proudfoot uncovers the evidence and Isaac dies from the shock.
Lieutenant von Francois describes a Bayanzi custom along the Upper Congo where brass rods are welded into massive neck rings for married women. Some rings reach thirty pounds, causing raw skin and constant strain, yet many women bear the burden proudly as a form of costly savings and status.
A cheerful first parson jokes about a mountain trip for hay fever next week while a second parson laments that hay fever may not hit due to a poor congregation this year.
Pompey Hooper a local Black farmer survived a dangerous hunt when two rattlesnakes attacked. He and two companions chased, torched, and shot the snakes, tearing off a head and injuring a third, then examined his foot for bites. Neighbors say the snakes were the oldest seen, with one having thirty six rattles and the other forty three years old.
In Saratoga, the wealthy pugilist George Law treated friends to diamond gifts after a summer trip. Guests Pat Shee, TM Duffy, Coburn, Jere Dunne, Dan Murphy, John Sanders, and Jack Halleck each received solitaire rings and turquoise pieces worth hundreds to thousands of dollars. The famed ten millionaiire’s generosity drew attention from sporting men and society alike.
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