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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1893
Page
7
A novelty act titled the ladies band appears, featuring women dressed in white and playing only stringed instruments. Report notes the act is aimed at entertainment but regarded by some as petty and not fully up to standard.
An 19th century anecdote describes Horace Greeley’s stern, bodyguard like manners and a tense street encounter with Margaret Fuller. A strange exchange follows with Greeley reacting sharply to Fuller touching her hand, reportedly likening it to skin of a beast and entrails of a worm.
The article describes tea gowns as French cashmere daffodil color with a clinging princess line and a velvet surplice overlay. It notes narrow straps, mauve velvet sleeves, and drapery that conceals the waist, praising dress reform appeal.
St Louis public notes that ornate earrings have fallen from favor as fashionable women avoid pierced ears. Many earrings have been repurposed into hats or hairpins or turned into sleeve button jewelry for men. Makers show ingenuity by transforming worn pieces into new adornments rather than discarding them.
The column discusses hair loss linked to diet amid influenza and notes hair health depends on balanced nutrients. It lists sulfur, silicon, iron, manganese in foods like beef, milk, and grains, and mentions oatmeal and brown bread may aid growth. Fashion sections describe draped skirts, sea-skin wraps, velvet trims, large hats, and revived old jewelry and bonnet styles.
The Ledger explains Chinese New Year customs with firecrackers and fireworks on New Year’s Day to ward off evil spirits. It notes the religious differences, the rice offering at bedtime, and social visits, dinners, and games observed by families.
A recent National Convention of Geopathic Physicians in Washington selected Millie Chapman of Pittsburg Pennsylvania as president of their national organization. The article portrays her as cultured and kind with strong judgment and perseverance, noting her challenging early life and self-driven education despite health setbacks.
The narrative details a woman who taught for twelve years starting when boarding around was common and salaries were five dollars a month. She studied medicine at the Homeopathic Hospital College of Cleveland and graduated in 1874. She established a practice in Pittsburgh, breaking gender prejudice, serving as attending physician at the Children's Temporary Home and visiting physician at the Homeopathic Hospital, and becoming president of the Allegheny County Homeopathic Medical Society.
The queen's future resting place is described as a gray granite sarcophagus holding the remains of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. An inscription marks the monument with vows of eternal union, while a white marble statue of Prince Albert in Field Marshal uniform stands nearby. Bronze angels decorate the tomb corners.
A North Carolina genius proposes a novel endowment idea by insuring the lives of fifty men aged 40 to 60 for 10 000 each. As policies mature and payoffs are collected the funds would be pooled to create a college endowment potentially reaching 500 000 dollars.
A brief memory from the New York World recalls a scrawny cat feared by rodents. Children were sent to remove the cat from home and, after a rapid, carefree dash, returned to reveal the cat asleep on the floor.
A New York Advertiser note describes a lively winter party game. Guests hide and search for peanuts in odd spots with baskets, awarding a first prize to the highest find count and a booby prize to the fewest. Additional feats include carrying peanuts and potatoes between tables, testing speed and balance.
A Paris 1871 execution order targets insurgents. A 15 year old boy pleads to visit his mother in Miromesnil street before execution. The colonel grants a delay then the boy returns and is expelled after delivering a kiss and watch to his mother. The rough justice shows a soldier's wary mercy and blunt punishment.
Historical notes recount a "shower of black rain" observed near Carlow and Kilkenny in 1945. Professor Barker presented samples to the Royal Society of Dublin, describing dark, fetid rainfall that darkened water and stained light-colored items, with cattle avoiding contaminated water until washed by normal rain.
Dr Sater unveils a writing desk for the blind featuring a light frame wider than the paper and a guiding metal rod. A thimble like slipper fits a finger to mark lines and resume precisely, with notches along the frame to align lines and a brass bar on the left to locate the start position.
Readable fragment shows a Boston Traveller remark where a speaker calls insurgents heroes, muttering about condemned opponents and waving toward their party in a tense exchange. The line captures hostile sentiment and partisan rhetoric amid conflict.
A reflective Century essay extols the Great Wall as a colossal engineering feat and enduring symbol. It contrasts the wall’s vast, winding spans with mountains and deserts and argues its usefulness faded as Mongol and Tatar threats waned while Chinese civilization endured.
A Siam report recounts a full grown elephant breaking a railway fence near Oktwin Station then strolling along the rails as a Mandalay mail train approached. Startled by noise and sparks, the elephant charged the unseen train and was swept away, its carcass buried down an embankment with a crushed skull. The incident underscores the danger of such animal rail encounters though the train escaped uninjured.
The new jackets showcase buttons as large as butter plates, a bold design detail noted by observers. The feature highlights a shift toward oversized hardware in outerwear styling.
A Brooklyn young woman seeks peacock feathers for a church costume in New York but finds scarce supply. Merchants cite superstition or limit adornments, while one dealer offers to source feathers from Herkimer County, a thirty day wait. The hunt is costly but feathers remain cheap.
A London Graphic correspondent from Umtail, Africa, marvels at vast numbers of white ants and their destructive activity. He details black ants marching in ordered lines to raid nests and carry away white ants, observing limited bird life in the area.
A 19th century postal guide lists new postoffices by state with unusual names such as Alabama entries Alfred Annie Blanche Boozer Crow Edwin Jackia Jeptha Kid Posey Ruth Sistrunk Sunday Sunflower Tomato and California options Cascades Eswena Lingwas Miramar Pokegsma Pollasky Tooiwass Yulpa. Georgia notes many changes including Euchee Aora renamed Walton and Zion renamed Dade. Illinois adds Dot and Tom as short new post office names.
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