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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1893
Page
3
A nostalgic essay argues that overgrown children retain a fondness for sweets and toys and warn that modern toy design becomes too elaborate and realistic, reducing imaginative play. It notes shifts from simple bricks and clockwork trains to detailed military models, questioning whether imagination fades with wealth and maturity.
A historical blurb extols Syrup of Figs as a gentle soothing laxative for children and families, praising its peasant flavor and soothing effect while noting harsh feelings toward those who hurt others.
An advertisement warns against mercury contained ointments for catarrh and endorses Hall’s Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as safer, taken internally to target blood and mucous surfaces. It urges consumers to insist on genuine Hall’s Catarrh Cure and notes publicity claims and price per bottle. It also touts Krovin’s Iron tonic for strength and vitality and a remark on beauty versus ugliness.
A collection of short items: Harvard freshman blind since infancy, a Boston pickle-maker’s fatal tumble during a comic tale, a White Star Line ship with a captive owl, Bank of France anti-burglary measures, a Manitou Colorado worker carrying a stone for hours, an eagle killed by a Vermont farmer, a San Diego worker’s fall from a 120 foot stack, Eskimo dress customs, London's Lion Sermon abolition, earth weight discussions, a curious Maine lease, and a barn fire ending with a hen protecting chicks.
The article recalls how whalers mapped the gulf stream as a whale free zone and how Franklin in 1770 published a chart for mail ships linking New England to London. The chart aimed to direct ships away from whales, not to expand hydrographic knowledge.
A Scotsman named Jamie in Perth is found at the foot of a stair after a night of conviviality. He acknowledges his fall and resignation, saying he was coming down whether or not. In South Africa vast gold yields are reported with August output over 136 thousand ounces and a projected yearly value of about 52.5 million dollars, suggesting a long rising trend and large potential total through the Transvaal.
A fisherman on President's Island near Memphis discovers six human skeletons buried six feet apart on a sand bar opposite Jacksonmount Park. Authorities believe they may be crew or passengers from the burned steamer Gold Dust, though identities remain unknown.
A historic note describes frog respiration with jaws propped open to suffocate it. It explains the frog cannot breathe with its mouth open as the nostrils close when the mouth is closed.
Deservise Cowriescn claims to aid those with asthma bronchial diseases and bronchitis with a product named Brown's Broxenian Trocaes. The ad urges choosing abstinence from appetites over punishment by the product and notes a price of 2 cents.
Dyspepsia and indigestion ads praise Brown's Iron Kitters host tonic and Beecham's Pills for digestion and blood strength. Promotes Dr Isaac Thompson Eye-water for sore eyes and claims 2% cents box pricing. Ends with proverb Childhood shows the man and morning shows the day.
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