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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1890
Page
3
A detailed, if fragmentary, description outlines the four stage manufacture of matches from logs. Workers cut blocks, shape splints, dry them, and dip in paraffin and ignition mixture then pack by hand in a Chicago Mall report.
Novelty and knowledge book issued with autographs receipts humor calendars and Free Music offer. Published by The Charlies A. Vogeler Company Patimore Md. Available from druggists or by two cent stamp. Brings home remedies and the Great Home Remedy St Jacobs Oil.
A reflective line asserts that goodness will spread as vice does when properly praised and valued, suggesting moral behavior gains momentum through approbation. The phrasing emphasizes social sentiment and public acknowledgment as drivers of virtue.
A fragmented note contrasts cheapened goods and unchanged quality with a claim that Dob Lite products remain pure and harmless. It mentions a large tea land tract near Canton yielding high per acre dollars in fine tea leaves, urging readers to ask grocers for it and watch for new offerings.
A 99 year old French Legion of Honor recipient and last Trafalgar Battle survivor is highlighted in a feature about venerable veterans. The piece notes his age and enduring recognition for wartime service.
Quote reflects a maxim about labor and effort attributed to a historical source. It emphasizes that value comes from use and effort rather than mere possession. No additional context or events are provided in the fragment.
A fragmented ad promises one hundred dollars for a cure of catarrh and cites J H Cheney and Co. as manufacturers in Toledo. It includes endorsements from local druggists and a bank cashier, asserts internal action of the remedy, and notes it is sold by all druggists with testimonials available.
The new French seagoing torpedo boat fired her torpedoes successfully, achieving a reported rate of 2144 knots per hour.
Dr. Robert H. Lamborn proposes funding prizes for essays on using insects to combat mosquitoes and house flies. Essays discuss dragonflies and other allies, methods of destruction, and mass rearing plans, with prizes awarded after expert review by McCook and Newberry.
A young woman recalls a terrifying night in a St Louis hotel where unseen noises after dusk led to a reveal of multiple rats near a bird cage. She fled the room, leaving the hotel the next day, vowing never to endure such a night again.
A German boasts of army discipline and is challenged by Russians. An old tale contrasts German rigor with a Russian anecdote from Nicholas I’s era about signal towers. A single soldier’s suicide triggers a chain reaction across stations from St. Petersburg to Warsaw, ending with the German admitting defeat.
The text reflects on the difficulties of military life, noting early reveille times, long hours, and the demanding routine. It discusses the discipline, science of war, and reliance on engineers and artillery as part of the soldier’s experience.
A traveler in Japan reports a gardener who dwarfs trees to inches using a secret method, then lets them regrow. The tale contrasts miniature trees with the desire to grow trees to immense sizes quickly, amid wartime engineering talk and advancing electric defense concepts.
A fragmentary report describes a remarkable shot at a lake involving geese and a shooter. The text mentions St. Mott and a stray, with unclear timing and location details among damaged OCR.
An advertisement teases immediate relief while urging perseverance with Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for chronic female ailments. It claims slow onset diseases require gradual treatment and promotes a 160 page treatise for ten cents from the World’s Dis pensary Medical Association in Buffalo.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for scrofulous blood disorders with ulcers and boils. It claims a money back guarantee if no benefit and promotes related remedies like Dr Mace's Catarrh Remedy. The copy links Oregon immigrants and praises Oregon as fertile.
Card of Thanks from Kemp's Balsam proprietor invites readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle to test its power. Claims of curing severe threat and lung troubles are presented along with prices of large bottles at one dollar.
A philosophical remark notes that the less a woman believes in a man, the greater the respect he tends to feel toward her. The observation frames gender dynamics as a test of trust and authority within relationships.
A cryptic line hints at a theme of misery as a first course, suggesting a grim or austere mood. The fragment presents a mood piece rather than a reported event, with no clear persons or organizations named.
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