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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1887
Page
7
Snip-GibbIt mocks the movement claiming Brooklyn girls will not resist. Joggins asks why. The reply notes Brooklyn students memorize the Constitution and are told the right to bear arms is part of fundamental law.
A Canadian paper questions an American vet-issue on annexation and estimates more than 700 defaulters, sparking debate over the number and its relevance to the annexation discussion.
A boy tells a gentleman he is progressing in a new situation. When asked about the firm becoming a stock company he clarifies he directs envelopes and circulars, revealing his new directing role. This witty exchange highlights a clever demotion in title yet advancement in responsibility.
A citizen in a park suggests going to the theatre for Hamlet. The reply shows curiosity about the play and a humorous line about liking ham or little ones.
A humorous exchange shows one citizen remarking on the lack of barbers in Boston as peculiar. The other retorts that barbers there are tensorial artists and ab breviators of capillary attachments.
In a brief exchange two men discuss Jones’s fate with one man insisting he has gone to the spirit land while another clarifies no death is stated. The dialogue shifts to work talk as Scroggs praises a well digger who only performs when fully in his task.
A Centre-avenue man complains a builder’s house is settling as three payments become due, prompting a sharp retort about the owner's duties and timely payments.
In a playful exchange, McCorkle ribbed Snippit about going to the baseball match in disguise after a bath. Snippit replied he would attend as soon as he finished bathing. The light banter captures a casual, dated tone.
California still leads with a report of finding gold quartz in Franklin County. The claim references a Pennsylvania man and suggests the discovery is notable though it questions origin and location.
A quirky column mocks German-Bismarck leadership and Queen Victoria authorship while noting foreigners praising English home life. The bit ends with a joke about Dr. Torey of Boston marrying in eighty seconds and a mariner's imagined forty five knot speed.
A Philadelphia Press correspondent notes that in the French home the woman rules the household and guides her husband though she may be seen as frivolous for pursuing youth. The piece recalls a housemaid who saved 2,500 over twenty five years with strategic investments including a stake in the Suez Canal Company.
Two church bells in Messilla Mexico, valued highly, were reportedly melted down after devout locals dropped at least $1,000 worth of gold and silver jewelry into the molten mass to propitiate their patron saints.
A fragment notes a great problem in London with two million people unable to access churches. It mentions enough space for only about 600 000, highlighting central London overcrowding and large accommodation needs.
The White Sulphur resort in Virginia is famed for dancing and salon life from late summer through August. Visitors recall antebellum eras, cottage system, grand promenades, and ballroom revels, while noting shifting customs and a move toward late hours and extravagant entertainments amid mountain air and spring waters. The piece traces its origins to 1778, the evolution from tents to cottages, and the role of Colonnade Row and Colonnade’s social scene.
Mrs Richard Watson Gilder wife of the Century editor shares admiration with Mrs Cleveland in Marion where her studio sits. Gilder named author of The Breadwinners formerly credited to Colonel John Hay. At a Marion dinner Mrs Cleveland wore white lace, Mrs Gilder dark blue velvet, Mrs Van Rensselaer maize silk and discussed architecture.
An American captain from New York argues vessels named after women are unlucky. He cites more damages and lawsuits against boats bearing female names, contrasting with reportedly luckier ships named after men or a female river.
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