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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1893
Page
6
The Wilson Mirror references hog bacon supply not meeting demand and mentions Mexico repealing bullfight prohibition. It also jokes about the English language and presents a long chemical name for a drug, illustrating German and printer challenges.
The article notes that European royal families are major life insurance clients. It cites Prince Consort and Queen Victoria holdings, Princess Beatrice, and Emperor Frederick of Germany as high insureds. Denmark Sweden Saxony Wurtemberg Italy and Spain’s Queen Regent are listed as large policies benefiting insurers, with totals around five million dollars.
Reports cited by the Boston Transcript describe salt water irrigation at Yarmouth Birkenhead and other towns. A 25 000 gallon daily capacity system at Yarmouth uses iron pipes and a preservative coating, saving money versus fresh water and reducing dust in summer. Other towns note salt water spreads cover more area and last longer than fresh water.
A historical note recounts David Farragut becoming a midshipman before age nine and serving aboard the Essex under Capt. Porter. It details the ship's voyage, battles around Cape Horn, the 1814 action with the Phebe and Cherub off Valparaiso, and Farragut's vivid memories of battle, including the death of a boatswain's mate and a friend, Lieut. Sewell.
Popular science notes describe a heat resistant glass for thermometers surpassing 750 degrees, a pneumatic Paris Berlin postal tube delivering in 35 minutes, and an article by Palmieri on atmospheric electricity collection using a spoke wheel and Leyden jars.
The article traces diamond cutting origins to 1455 and notes Amsterdam as the main center. It highlights 12,000 of 30,000 Jews in Amsterdam involved in the trade, discusses three cut forms table rose and brilliant, and explains carat weight and grain measurements.
Doctor Thomas Weipham of St George's Hospital links throat disease to the habit of hanging the head. He notes clergy reading prayers and preaching with bowed chins risk soreness, while lifting eyes to the roof may prevent the malady. The New England Journal of Education comments on the clerical posture.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various newspapers. Jokes about politeness beliefs, fashion, love proposals, music, and barbecues appear, featuring conversational snippets from imagined couples, professors, and editors.
A collage of comic captions and gag lines from Puck and other pages appears, including jokes about measles remedies, a firework display mishap, and amateur theatre tickets. Witty exchanges touch on daily curiosities, school grammar, suffrage, and bright anecdotes from city life, with playful observations on manners and misadventures.
An Irish soldier in Gibraltar once received a note from a brigade major to confine bearer. He handed it to the groom to avoid returning soon, causing the man to be confined at the guardroom. The major learned the truth and dropped the matter, deeming the prank clever.
The Alexandrian Codex is a premier Greek parchment manuscript undotted and unglyphed from the late sixth century. It appeared in the Alexandria library by 1098 and was sent to England as a gift to Charles I in 1628 by Cyrillus Lycaris, now housed in the British Museum.
An American Dairyman note argues natural ice from deep running streams is the only safe refrigerant for human use. It claims artificial ice endangers health and urges households and growers to discourage its use, highlighting a long history of cooling methods dating back to Bruchner's 1558 coinage machine.
The ocean at a mile deep exerts about a ton per square inch in pressure. At 3,500 feet waves are not felt. A six foot deep box filled with seawater and left to evaporate would leave a two inch salt layer on the bottom.
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