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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1893
Page
3
An absorbent tale from Cheatham County Tennessee recounts a man and a colored companion encountering a six foot rattlesnake on a timber-cutting trip. The narrator describes a hypnotic gaze and near-contact before the companion forcibly frees him. The snake is killed. the tale ends with a mention of telescope building notes.
The article cites French scientists claiming a new property of Faraday's disk and potential dynamo improvements. It mentions alum treating children's clothing, iron usage in lumber processing, and a large Yerkes telescope project funded by Charles L. Yerkes. The Yerkes telescope for Chicago University aims for a 40 inch aperture with a 500000 dollar push, to be finished in a year.
Practical tips on making muclave with arabic gum tragacanth and hot water. Housekeeping advice covers removing tea and coffee stains with glycerine, kerosene use for brass and rubber rollers, plus a detailed roast turkey recipe with stuffing, dressing, and gravy.
A描 vivid travel sketch describes Yosemite Valley in harsh winter weather with snow and flood the Merced River roars through the meadowlands while rocks slide from cliffs and talus blocks tumble into the valley. It recalls a rare 1567 storm when rain lasted ten days flooding meadows and felling trees as wind swept pines and cedars.
The article states that the force needed to crush a square spelt of prick varies between 1200 and 4500 pounds, indicating a wide range of crushing strength.
The German emperor admires a wall portrait of Private Pritzan, six feet seven inches tall, beside the hereditary prince, illustrating a remarkable contrast. The giant’s broad frame required a special waist-measuring apparatus at Düsseldorf during examination.
Insects breathe through body pores and can be suffocated if oil closes those openings. A test with sweet oil on a wasp’s thorax or back shows it dies quickly, making oil a highly effective insect killer.
The proposal envisions transporting a fog cabin to Chicago for exhibition at the World's Fair, claimed as the home of Uncle Tom from Mrs Stow's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Confirmation is uncertain, though many observers who have inspected the hut raise the possibility it is the famed cabin.
The cabin sits in a Louisiana cotton field on a Red River plantation. It measures 116 by 9 feet with a pitched roof, built of wet sound cypress and rough-sawn cypress boards nailed at the plantation shop. The loft flooring is missing but the beams remain. unused for 25 years.
Pleasant tasting Syrup of Figs acts gently on kidneys liver and bowels cleansing the system. It dispels headaches fevers cures habitual constipation and is sold in 50c and 1 bottles by leading druggists.
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