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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1892
Page
7
A collage of oddities and anecdotes: a Minnesota man with improvised limbs in San Francisco, a frugal Philadelphia druggist, a Yonkers gardener’s educated bass, a cat in Dayton courting a chicken, and an Indian monkey witness in a murder case.
Clarence King retells a Utah mine swindle where plaster walls were salted with gale na powder to imitate ore. A Colorado tale linked to ex Senator Tabor shows forged wealth and a later rich find turning on absent real ore. The piece notes miners’ gullibility and salt methods use nitrate solutions to fake riches.
A gentleman selects a helper from many applicants by observing everyday conduct. He notes manners, honesty, orderliness, appearance, and promptness as true recommendations. The story argues practical judgment beats mere endorsements.
The New Orleans Picayune notes that Australia imported foxes from England to curb rabbits but the pests have spread widely. Foxes grow larger in Australia and threaten lambs and poultry. the climate aids their increase. The piece urges swift action to stop further spread.
The article discusses how tropical cyclones form from heat driven air movement caused by pressure differences. It cites examples from the West Indies Martinique Cuba San Domingo and the Sunda Archipelago noting extreme winds and widespread destruction including demolished villages, toppled trees, and shattered buildings.
County Commissioner Ballard of San Francisco owns a rare 1849 Mormon five dollar gold coin found in California. The coin bears clasped hands and Great Salt Lake California Pure Gold on one side and the All-seeing Eye with Holiness to the Lord on the other, once used as a charm on Ballard’s fob chain. Another example is kept at the National Museum in Washington.
John Barclay, a Scotch traveler, calls Australia the great reptile country noting about sixty five snake species with forty two venomous and twelve dangerous, forty to fifty frog varieties, forty lizard kinds including night-lizards and a frilled lizard that hops, monitor lizards, and Queensland crocodiles reaching forty feet. color-changing lizards and a ten foot turtle are observed.
London physician Dr. Lancaster reports a 158 pound subject yielded 23.1 pounds carbon 2.2 pounds lime 22.3 ounces phosphorus and 1 ounce each of sodium iron potassium magnesium and silicon from solids. He also notes 5505 cubic feet of oxygen 105,900 cubic feet of hydrogen weighing 15 pounds four ounces and 52 cubic feet of nitrogen.
An Oakland Times item notes a fisher cat prowling the upper reservoir at Mountain View Cemetery near Blair Park. The German carp, four to seven inches, populate the area as the cat, Toa, dangles prey from the shore and feeds, a curious true fish story.
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