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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1893
Page
3
A Foreign observer notes that while reform rhetoric abolishes wacery in name, it cannot end real oppression. He describes upper class control over servants and a minister who faced trouble for advocating women’s rights. A visit to grounds shows a slave punished in a pillory and beaten to coerce confessions, illustrating systemic abuse.
A London paper notes that the password to the Tower of London is known by only the Queen, the constable, and Lord Qyvor. The password is sent to the Mansion House quarterly and signed by Her Majesty, a relic of ancient custom.
An account describes the Thuggee as a historical secret cult in India that used silk handkerchief strangulation to kill travelers. It details the military like organization, grave digging teams, and systematic burying of victims to avoid evidence, with priests revering Bhowanee and Siva.
An American chemist, while working with aluminum smelting apparatus in Lockport New York, accidentally created wine colored rhomboidal crystals harder than sapphire. The crystals are a compound of carbon and silicon, a hitherto unheard of mineral absent in nature. A company forms to manufacture them for polishing, using emery like powder to make wheels.
The article explains that two of Jupiter’s four moons occasionally pass between Earth and the planet’s disc as dark objects while their sunlit faces are toward us. The third and fourth satellites cause these rare events. The first moon sometimes appears as a brown mass, while the second is always seen in brilliant attire.
A Christian Intelligencer excerpt cites an American capitalist who says many citizens live beyond their means, harming finance and fueling embezzlement and fraud. It notes rising debts tied to false pretenses and negligence in admitting inability to afford expenses. The piece argues such behavior fosters crime and weakens moral discipline.
A tramp returns a loaf to a woman saying it is unbroken and triggers memories of past imprisonment. The exchange shifts to debates about memory and hardship. The Washington Star quotes the scene showing how a simple loaf can evoke guilt and nostalgia.
A vintage promotion extols Syrup of Figs for gentle laxative relief and soothing effect. It claims pleasant flavor and reliable results for the child and warns against chronic nosiness by parents.
The article claims deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy. It promises $100 for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by the remedy and invites readers to request circulars from F. J. Cooney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
An OCR fragment advertises Brown’s Iron Bitters as a health tonic for digestion malaria and general debility claiming strength appetite and nerve toning benefits for women and children. It flatly promotes Beecham’s Pills and Dr Isaac Thompson’s Eye-Water as cures or remedies and discourages other brands.
A Leeds Mercury correspondent retells a tale of Lord Tennyson reciting his poem The Revenge to intimate friends at Eaton Square in 1878 or 1879. The piece illustrates Tennyson as a shrewd producer of poetry with a keen business instinct and humorous letters about publishing prices. The Bay View Reading Circle forms to offer a four year low cost reading course promoted by educators and ministers, led by J. M. Hall of Flint Michigan, starting with a German year in November.
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