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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1891
Page
3
The Times-Democrat reports estimates from recent census data showing the white population distribution by language: 55 percent English, 20 percent German, 15 percent Irish, 4 percent Latin, 3 percent Scandinavian, and 1 percent other.
Japan plans a 500 096 dollar exhibit at the World's Fair with a display emphasizing national culture and industrial progress. Officials say the exhibit will feature technological showcases and cultural presentations designed to attract international visitors.
An advertisement touts Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy as a perfect permanent cure for catarrh with symptoms like headache, nasal obstruction, and offensive breath. It claims a 25 year proof and offers $500 cash if cure is not achieved, asserting confidence in the medicine’s healing power.
A retired hunter recounts a 40 year old peril on Trinity country roads near Dallas. He describes guiding his wife and two children to safety as a panther dragged the baby from their camp and attacked him. He fired a single shot through the panther’s heart, saving all.
An English shopkeeper set up an electric signaling bell to warn when bottles were disturbed. The system worked well and the thief was caught red handed, as reported by the Philadelphia Record.
Ancient grinding used two stones to mill grain and spread into Rome and Cappadocia where slaves and later water powered mills drove production. A railway mail clerk endured a one mile tunnel ordeal when trapped in a car as the train sped through and survived after days of care. Cornell University has won thirteen consecutive boat races.
The piece notes Syrup of Figs as a favorable liquid fruit remedy with strong early impressions and ongoing success for the California Fig Syrup Company. It mentions Chicago gas pricing, Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal liquid addressing blood and mucous surfaces, and Dr Kline's nerve restorer offering free trials and a $2 bottle. It also remarks on California apple profitability and a 1891 wool clip estimate of 300 million pounds.
Mrs. Sarah M. Black of Seneca Missouri reports two years of neuralgia affecting head stomach and womb with poor appetite yellowed skin dull head and mucus in mouth after trying many remedies. She credits August Flower with a remarkable improvement and complete cure. G G Green of Woodbury New Jersey endorses the product.
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