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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1891
Page
3
A collage of light verse and comic exchanges runs through jokes about domestic life, social mischief, and misadventure. Cards, poems, and cabalistic quips feature in quick snippets with punchlines on love, marriage, and daily foibles.
The article outlines cheese making from heating milk to separate curd from whey, adding rennet, and coloring before rennet. It describes curd cutting with a curd knife, digestion, slicing into strips, salting, pressing, and aging in a drying room for months or years. Different varieties arise from cream and milk combinations.
A historic trade note shows Germany ships about 130000 canaries annually to the United States for sale as pets. The program highlights cross Atlantic commerce and long standing exchange of birds between nations.
A Detroit Medical Association paper reports Signor Vincente Marcana of Venezuela claims the common pineapple contains a strong ferment like pepsin that could digest ten pounds of beef with one juice. The author also notes pineapple juice may dissolve the diphtheria membrane, offering potential medical uses.
A hotel man argues that housekeepers could reduce servant trouble by offering defined hours and duties similar to hotels. He notes private houses demand long labor from sunrise to night and restrict rest, while hotels provide finite tasks and personal time after completion.
A mummified male body was discovered in Selma Fresno County California. The specimen is described as perfectly preserved dry and hard with no odor and the flesh resembling leather and coal black. The notice notes the deceased is likely Mexican.
An advertisement urged by poultry editor Mr. Hunter promotes Sheridan's Condition Powder to improve hen health and laying. It claims digestion and body function support, helps molting hens and pullets start laying before cold weather, and offers affordable purchase options from I. S. Johnson & Co. with free poultry magazine.
It notes Davenport Iowa's first cremation and promotes rapid nerve restoration cures by Dr Kuree with a $2 trial and a treatise. It also advertises Pinkham Medicine’s Guide to Health and Etiquette for employed ladies in fashion stores seeking stamps.
In Hungary, about 5,209,000 of 15,730,000 residents identify as Protestants, according to the latest tally. The data highlights a Protestant majority among religious groups within the country.
A remedy claim promises to cure croup quickly and prevent pneumonia and diphtheria with no opium. Sold by druggists or mailed for 5 cents. Address A. P. Hoxie Buffalo New York. Also noted: King of Siam donates 240000 to Baptist mission in Bangkok for a hospital. Pinkham Medicine Co. offers health guide free with two 2 cent stamps.
In Bear Valley California a dam 110 feet high is in the course of erection. The project aims to control floodwaters and support municipal water supply as construction progresses.
By local applications, the only cure for deafness is constitutional remedies. Deafness comes from an inflamed Eustachian Tube mucous lining and catarrh. The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure nine out of ten cases and offers $100 for any uncured case.
The ad proclaims a 500 reward for an incurable catarrh case and asserts the remedy cures catarrh in the head with 25 years of proven success. It emphasizes confidence in Dr Sage's Remedy and its mild cleansing properties while inviting skeptics to test the claim.
An affidavit from G. G. Green of Woodbury New Jersey extols German Syrup as the best remedy for sore throat cough and lung troubles. He claims six years of successful use and urges others to try it for total relief and quick cure. He says families using the syrup face no lung problems.
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