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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1891
Page
2
A San Francisco Chronicle feature surveys a Mongolian menuscape with vivid detail. It catalogs delicacies from dried beetles to pressed shark fins and duck eggs, noting prices, preparation, and the epicurean appetite driving these dishes.
Professor R L Garner describes experiments with capuchin monkeys at Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago recording their calls via phonograph. Monkeys used distinct sounds for milk eat food and various foods and displayed advanced imitation and reasoning, suggesting varied dialects across species.
A New York World interview with a South Street second hand marine store proprietor reveals sources from Portland to Key West. He buys wreckers' finds and offers anchors, cables, figureheads, blocks, bells, and rigging used in theatre and seafaring lore. Coasters supply steady trade while deeper vessels rare.
A newly imported African slave in Martinique exacted vengeance by luring a venomous fer de lance into the planter’s home. He killed one serpent, dragged its body into the bedroom of the planter’s daughter, and the account describes a horrific act of native ingenuity and malevolence.
The plan aims to deepen the Brunswick Georgia harbor entrance bar by blasting with dynamite. Divers will place explosive cartridges in the narrow shoal and sink them to depth, with eruptions confined to the outer bar during ebb tide to wash sand into deep water, then moved to the inner side during flood tide to finish the trench.
The tomato originates in South America, where it evolved before being spread by early explorers. It became a staple in global cuisines and agriculture, later diversified into numerous varieties used worldwide.
The article surveys past extreme heat events from Europe and America, noting repeats since 1503 and detailing heat records, sunstroke deaths, and related livestock and infrastructure impacts. It highlights notable bursts in 1872, 1876, 1879, 1881, and 1882 with city-by-city temperatures and deadly consequences.
A Waterbury program highlights Mrs Elizabeth Thompson born February 21 1821 Rutland Vermont rising from servant to widow of a Boston millionaire. She endowed temperance causes funded towns and land in Kansas created Longmont Colorado and supported education science and art donating tens of thousands to Vassar Observatory the Dakota mission and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Katharine Wolff of Kitzingem Pa reportedly climbed into a polar bear cage at the Frankfort Zoologica Garden at midnight. The bear mauled and devoured her after the watchman refused to aid, with only bones and a bank book recovered later amid scattered clues.
A justice court in Ieu ville Ga settles a dispute over tobacco bought from an Atlanta firm. The judge ruled the tobacco damaged and awarded thirteen cents per pound as payment. The case ends with a pecuniary settlement.
Baltimore sent a shipment totaling fifteen to Brazil amid trade moves. The item appears in early records with uncertain OCR rendering, but the gist notes export activity from Baltimore to Brazil.
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