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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1890
Page
3
A first person voyage describes calm seas under starry skies and a cluster of whales circling the clipper. The crew endures a hurricane and contemplates the whales leaving Arctic feeding grounds for the Antarctic in search of undisturbed waters and potential profits from modern whaling gear.
A tall tale from the Lone Star State recounts Captain Jack ascending a rock face with a herd of 1,400,000 buffalo passing below. He allegedly twists each animal by the tail to avoid danger as they march past, a feat described with prairie lore and dramatic bravado.
A fifteen year old sleep protector in a country store witnesses three men rob the safe using stolen blacksmith tools. They plan a $750 take but the raid ends with a fight, one robber knocked out, and the others fleeing. The youth ties the bound man, who turns out to be Rev Stephen Baker of Lafayette. The minister jokes about Sunday school before being jailed. The merchant blames the boy for the ruined safe.
Thousands gather at Odra to defend gypsy privileges and seek protector intercession. Debates between Banites and Josephites erupt into free fighting as options include Croatia ban, Archduke Joseph, or emigration to Bosnia and Herzegovina with no decision reached.
A Victorian-era advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a royal remedy for blood purification and a wide range of ailments from bilious fever to skin diseases. It cites a guaranteed cure or money back and lists Worth's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo, New York, as proprietor.
A geological cult item described as a flexible stone rests in the Office of the Acting Chief in the War Department Washington. The piece weighs about one pound thirteen ounces, measures two and a half inches by one-third inch thick and bends like rubber when manipulated. Authorities claim a large deposit lies near Death Valley Nevada with finds also reported in California and Georgia.
A collection of odd health and beauty gimmicks notes a then fashionable face glove and the dubious claims of various products. It lists a toilet mask, a plasterlike吸 draw, and then promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, Dobbins's soap, Kemp's Balsam, and a vanity emphasis on the burden of a famous name.
The article details authentic Russian baths used by peasants. Log houses with thatched roofs and small windows host brick ovens repurposed as hot air baths. A harsh finishing routine includes cold showers after exposure to freezing conditions, illustrating a stark contrast to American home practices.
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