03 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1892
Page
2
A Maine man recounts the tale of Edward Emmons thirty-eight a vessel seaman struck by rheumatism in 1876. The disease gradually hardened skin and muscles leaving him nearly helpless though he can still speak read and enjoy music.
Frederick Douglass pleads for aid for a former slave’s relative seeking work in the Agriculture Department. Secretary J M Rusk grants the request after reading a plea from Cedar Hill Anacostia D C dated Nov 26 1891. The note recalls the slave’s gratitude and the life reversal within government service.
A Revelstoke elder named Jim, famed for a perilous life in pre railway days, carried mail 196 miles through the Rockies from Canmore to Revelstoke. The story, penned by Kootenai J. C. Star, recalls his grit and survivals, with Jim hailed as a dog with a history and sole survivor of his litter.
Just before noon each day the House of Representatives holds a brief session. A page escorts the blind Chaplain Milburn from the Speaker's lobby into the hall and to the clerk's desk where a large burly man with iron-gray whiskers waits.
Three officers aboard the US monitor Miantonomoh at Gardiner’s Bay Long Island suffered ear drum ruptures from the concussion of a heavy gun discharge. Surgeon Rand declined detailed comment noting proper precautions were not applied. The navy had taught standing on tiptoe with mouth open during shots, making the accident surprising.
The Bowery stretches from Chatham Square to Eighth Street, about a mile long and wide enough for two avenues. Its daily life is a crowded mix of retail shops lodging houses and museums. A stranger notes jewelry shops pawnbrokers and various gift shops that give the street its distinct character.
Citizens recount odd food aversions with anecdotes from Detroit Free Press interviews. A man abstains from meat for twenty years, a wife avoids oysters due to discomfort, and a West woman experiences prickly heat from goat cheese testing.
German experiments treat sawdust with acid to create hard, non combustible blocks. The material reportedly outperforms timber in strength and is lighter than iron or steel. It promises cheap production and plans for extensive manufacture are underway, per the Philadelphia Record.
Instructions from the Detroit Free Press describe cutting air gaps at top and bottom of street facing windows, then sealing the back to circulate cold air. The result is the interior display maintaining street temperature, with continuous frost control through airflow.
Harbor Hill on Long Island, New York, is identified as the island's highest elevation. No other details provided.
For preventing grippe colds and fevers use the liquid Figs Syrup manufactured by the California Fig Symp Co. A gentle yet effective cleanser. Available in 60 cent and 1 dollar bottles from druggists.
A lone thunderstorm was witnessed in Arizona after fourteen years as locals discuss harms alleged by certain products. The text asserts that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can restore health and youth when used, though such claims are not scientifically supported.
The article notes that Japan derives most of its income from the railroads and telegraphs it owns, highlighting the central role of transportation and communication networks in the economy.
An OCR fragment markets Dr Kline remedies and Dr Swan pastiles and tablets, claims cures and free trials, lists addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin, mentions a World’s Fair exhibit in Chicago, and notes a California coast line and a Hamburg budget deficit in jumbled copy.
Weather related chills and coughs are said to respond best to Brown's Peptomine Troches sold in boxes for 25 cents. The ad markets this remedy as the most effective treatment for coughs and colds during changing weather.
Bolivia plans to use enhanced transportation to export large quantities of coffee and other products to the seaboard, aiming to boost trade and supply lines.
The notice describes Mrs Pinkham receiving letters from women in distant regions, averaging about one hundred letters daily, highlighting her proven success and global fame in addressing their concerns.
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