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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1891
Page
2
A French worker Melut from Clermont-Ferrand found a bank pass book with three 100 franc notes. A tame deer ate two notes from the book while Melut washed, prompting a dispute at the prefecture over payment. The deer later swallowed paper again, the court found the notes defaced. Melut’s counter-claim followed.
A London Standard summary reports Baron von Muller of Melbourne announcing a snake venom cure. He asserts snake venom acts dynamically on nerve centers, and that strychnine injected under the skin in repeated small doses up to onset of muscle spasms can neutralize the poison. He cites Indian deaths totaling about 30,000 yearly and says further confirmation is needed.
Prince Bismarck pressed for marriage by writing to unknown parents. Their daughter, though cautious, accepted after a bold embrace at a visit to Franken von Puttkammer's home. The tale ends with Bismarck reflecting on the surprise and a betrothal.
A woman left sole charge of a year old baby created a scene at the Erie depot. The mother of five claimed she could not relate to the infant, while staff learned the baby's father had died in a railroad accident and the mother lay in a casket bound for burial. The infant would go to its grandmother, and the handlers promised it would cry despite efforts to soothe it.
A Rochester naturalist caught a June bug and set it under a heavy glass tumbler on a newspaper. Half an hour later the bug had shifted the tumbler nearly a foot by pushing with its head. After another quarter hour the glass had moved about five inches, astonishing for a creature far lighter than the weight above.
Henry M. Stanley recalls a 1876 escape from the Island of Bum birch after six hours of danger. The group, tied to a shifting fate, fended off natives, relied on Sofani the coxswain, and used a rifle barrage to flee in a paddle boat. They later faced hippos and halted canoes before reaching the mainland.
Special agent Andrew Cauldwell warns to protect Sierra Nevada sequoias in Stockton Visalia districts as fires and opportunistic logging imperil groves. Mariposa and Fresno sites show extensive loss. Visalia district hosts virgin forest with over 1200 giants. A cooperative near Tulare aims to develop the timber belt while authorities seek cavalry in Sequoia and Yosemite Parks to curb depredations.
Dr. I. N. Love of St. Louis presents a paper on coffee benefits noting his five to six years of experience. He advocates drinking one cup of black coffee without cream or sugar between five glasses of hot water.
A New York Star report recalls a Maine regiment in enemy territory with a bizarre chase. A soldier fleeing a farmhouse yard dodged a relentless gander, whose uncanny sprint and screeches chased him toward camp where musket fire finally ended the pursuit.
A historical notice claims Bologna style sausages blend bacon and peas with garlic and cloves. It warns old bacon may still be nutritious for laborers and travelers but risks crichiaw in uncooked meat. It notes horseflesh as a novelty in sausage making, used in Italy Belgium and the United States, though actual meat may come from worn out or diseased animals.
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