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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1888
Page
6
A collection of quirky notes on coal chemistry yields and byproducts. a fly paper weight trap. brave turtle riding in Lower California. a miserly islander in Maine. a ghost at an Atlanta trestle. Master Jowett and bank note theft. Kaffir diamonds and oxen. a Christmas muff joke. a Wild West show cowboy and a near raw steak.
Indianapolis attorney Wallace Pringle recalls the first Illinois company organized after Fort Sumter and Grant's early drill master role. He describes five volunteers forming a company, Grant drilling them four hours daily, marching to Springfield, and the governor gifting Grant to the staff, marking their first glimpse of the future general.
A commentary argues that medical schools spar over allopathy and homeopathy while the public demands better care. It cites insurance reform and kidney disease risk, praising Warner’s Safe Cure as a proven remedy with testimonials and a $5,100 guarantee to disprove them.
A Connecticut girl traveling to Southern California for health reasons writes home that she is well and has earned over 5000 dollars from a real estate investment near Los Angeles. She invested 125 dollars as part payment on land worth 1000 dollars that rose fivefold in value. She plans to send half her profits to her poor parents as a Christmas gift and has placed the rest in the bank.
Farmer Harper of Wayne County Georgia visits Brunswick and confronts Ben Hirsch over a promised pencil from a 17 year old incident. Harper recalled changing a $50 bill with a missing five cents and says he will collect the pencil now. Hirsch refuses to pay.
The Key West Inquirer recounts a visiting drummer on a northbound voyage who bought a scalper’s ticket for a doctor. He is pressed into service aboard, pretends expertise, and after diagnosing a woman’s ailment as a nervous affection and ordering three bottles of champagne daily, the patient recovers. Also notes Bodwell legacy policy and fashion trim trends for ball gowns.
A town girl is praised as the sweetest in school until headaches and a muddy complexion prompt her mother to buy Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The remedy is said to clear her blood, relieve headaches, and improve her skin, making Edith now beautiful and popular.
A farmer navigates three key crops hay hog and hominy as the day’s work and fortune unfold. The line hints at a rural life balancing fields and success in harvest and livestock.
A Georgia tale recalls Robert Grier the almanac maker of Butts county and how his weather signs led to a wet ride. The story notes Ashmore’s succession in calculations and ends with Grier paying fifty cents after a boy jokes about the weather prophecy.
An inch of snow is reported in Monterey Mexico and Howe's Circus, performing there, built a fire around the elephant to keep it from freezing amid record cold.
A brief note suggests upcoming gains for industry and economy, signaling renewed confidence and potential growth across sectors. Unclear source details, but emphasis on improving market conditions and business activity in coming periods.
Minneapolis Tribune reports a new Electro-Matrix system where a key driven machine uses punched cards to form type in a single process. The device, developed by Lightnin g Type sery and Capehart with editor Redfield input, aims to replace manual setting with electric control, potentially supplanting several typesetters. The Mr Electro Matrix Company is formed with one million dollars capital to commercialize the invention.
A Buffalo child aged just over six stands out as extraordinarily pretty with waist‑length brown hair and eyes. Her mother worries about vanity sparked by compliments. One evening while at a gathering a stranger asks if she is real, prompting the girl to answer that she is not sure if she is mortal vain but suspects she is.
A medical expert argues against the old belief that washing the face harms the skin. He says soap cleanses and purifies the face, prevents clogged pores, and reduces pimples and acne, leading to a healthier complexion through regular lathering.
A 1886 Procter and Gamble copyright warns that many white soaps imitate Ivory but are counterfeit. It urges consumers to ask for Ivory Soap and insist on receiving the genuine product.
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