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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1893
Page
3
Two Englishmen meet a solemn stranger in a Paris coffee house. The man speaks in verb forms to all persons and persuades a duel, but after surrendering to satisfaction reveals he is a Dutch learner of English. They dine together as the joke centers on conjugation.
The article profiles Elsa Neilson Gailard of Maryland as a prolific inventor. It lists her works from an automatic toy the Irrepressible Conflict to an eyeless needle and a musical top. It notes folding items, a musical fountain, dress shield, sweat band, carriage telephone, a key‑visible lock, and a musical paper weight with a calendar.
The St Jacob's Oil Family Almanac and Book of Health and Humor 188 features sound advice and lively humor. The publisher The Charles A Vogeler Company of Baltimore advertises a hundred dollar contest and offers to mail copies on receipt of a cent stamp.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle piece warns against alum baking powders amid health risks. It contrasts cheap or gift linked powders with Royal Baking Powder praised for purity and strength. The note cites medical authorities and government reports endorsing Royal as safe and economical.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous surfaces in the Eustachian tube and promises cures with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case not cured by the remedy and invites readers to request free circulars.
An old advertisement touts Brown's Bronchial Traches as a remedy for coughs and throat trouble priced at 2 cents and sold in boxes. It laments modern civ ilization for poor health and promotes Garfieldies herbal remedy and Forestine Blood Bitters promising strength and youthfulness.
Advertisement for wallpaper pricing by Rochester Pa Jobber. Lists gold two and three cent stamps, colored embossed five cent stamps, gold border one cent per yard, and 100 samples with all prices. Includes location Rochester, Pa.
Gentle cleanse advice promotes Syrup of Figs as the true remedy for spring cleansing. One bottle serves the family and costs 3 cents for small, $1 for large. Also touts Dr Isaac Thom son s Eye water sold by druggists at 25 cents per bottle.
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