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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1891
Page
2
Readable excerpts describe a white domed structure near Tripoli Morocco called the Palace of the Sacred Fish where sacred fish are kept in a pool and believed to contain the souls of departed saints. An elderly sheik claims these fishes fought in Sebastopol and that eating them brings death.
An English brigade major Captain Halkett single handedly captures a French general at Waterloo. He charges across the line on a spirited horse, lifts the general from his saddle, and returns with the prisoner amid cheers. The French staff avoid fire as Halkett’s action is celebrated.
The piece recalls how early New York, Cape Cod, the Gulf of St Lawrence, Delaware Bay, and Chesapeake Bay once boomed with oyster beds. It notes Chesapeake Bay yielded 17 million of 25 million annual US consumption, now down to under 5 million this season, with next year预测 unlikely to improve.
Instructions detail two curing methods for fur skins. The first uses borax saltpetre glauber salt salsada saleratus alum and salt with multiple washes and a warm drying process. The second method stretches the skin and uses heat smoothing with iron then soapsuds for softness.
The so called buffalo moth is a small hairy grub about a quarter of an inch long. It has erect bristling hairs and looks moth like but is a grub. The insects move rapidly and are hard to catch. The perfect insect is a minute beetle about one twelfth inch long. Beetles feed on pollen outdoors but invade homes to lay eggs and their larvae feed on wool fur garments and carpets.
A brief notice touts a hygienic regimen that claims to radically cure ailments without medicine or diet changes and restore health and vigor. It advertises a four dollar price for the whole family and directs readers to Health Process at 30 Nusean Street S.
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