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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1894
Page
4
The piece extols the Niagara Falls power project highlighting vast water flow from the Great Lakes and cross-border reach. It argues harnessing Niagara can slash electric costs, enable long distance transmission, and spur urban growth with Ferris and canal power as bold examples.
A Detroit Prep Press report outlines Judge Kirby Benedict’s death sentence for Jose Maria Martin in a murder case. The judge notes the cruel crime and expresses grim irony that springtime brings reminder of the young defendant’s fate amid the New Mexico valleys.
The article reports on Niagara Falls power development to Buffalo and New York markets, detailing the 15 000 horsepower generation, the vast tunnel and wheel-pit works, and plans to send electricity to major cities with low costs. It notes investors including Vanderbilt Depew Morgan and Stetson, the tunnel’s size, and potential for Canada’s Horseshoe Falls. It also mentions other hydro prospects along the St. Lawrence and future manufacturing growth around Niagara.
In Boston, Professor Wood explains spider life with a female vastly larger than the male. Silk threads vary from strong radiating lines to sticky cross strands and a flood silk for enveloping prey. A spider’s yardage of thread reaches miles, and silk shines brighter than silkworm silk, once said to have clothed Louis XIV.
Barnum once faced license hurdles in Saratoga and moved Tom Thumb show to Ballston. A special train carried a crowd to Ballston for the performance, where Barnum opened with a quip about facing smaller men in Saratoga and choosing to compete elsewhere.
Professor Pfeffer argues irritability is a basic trait in all plants with reaction power akin to animals. He notes increased stimulus dulls plant sensitivity and that different stimuli yield different effects in a cell. The text highlights plant sensory variety and bacteria's extreme sensitivity to tiny amounts of meat extract or oxygen.
A close investigation shows the north and south magnetic poles are not identical with geographic poles but lie near the earth’s axis of rotation. The north pole sits at about 97 W, 70.5 N, while the south pole is believed near 150 E, 75 S.
Reverend Talmage denounces preserving the Sabbath as divine command and a pillar of American liberty. He condemns theaters and secular amusements on Sundays, urges voters and clergy to defend the Lord's Day, and warns that Sabbath abandonment threatens churches, charities, and the nation itself.
The Corsican clan favors clan loyalty over individual work or piety. A clan chief must push followers into posts and justify actions as clan interests. Political shifts matter little to adherents, who vote as a unified bloc for the chief’s gain. The clan rose under Genoese misrule when life and property felt insecure.
The House committee reports a bill to pay John T Brown 2000 for a Civil War dispatch carried from Kingston Tennessee to Burnside at Knoxville. Mary Love delivered the dispatch to Brown as a 15 year old, who crossed enemy lines to deliver it. Congress granted Love 2000 in 1873. Brown faced peril crossing pickets and lines amid enemy fire.
An Austrian factory has produced durable fabrics from bark fibers of the mulberry tree for five years. The material reportedly surpasses cotton in strength and offers more permanent dyes. Used in draperies and upholstery, it promises decorative damasks and new textile potential from various plant barks and weeds through emerging processes.
An old newspaper snippet notes that ikous sacred images are mass produced in central Russia with about 2,000,000 made annually. The passage also promotes patent medicines including Kilmer’s Swamp-Root and Karls Clover Root, touting their claims for kidney, bladder, and digestive relief with prices shown.
Advertisement style line promoting Halls Catarrh Care with a price of 7 shillings. Philosophical note about love and life appears beside product copy.
Crowds filled the harbor as Nansen and crew prepared the Fram for departure toward the North Pole. He set out with one man and a dog, his wife and home left behind, eyes fixed on Lysaker as cheers faded into somber anticipation.
A decree from the French Minister of War states that certain physical conditions will no longer exempt a man from military service. Listed defects include toothlessness, dwarfish stature, hare-lip, squint eyes, misaligned fingers or toes, varicose veins, hernia, stuttering and baldness.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, effective laxative for cleansing the system and aiding kidneys, liver, and bowels. It claims wide medical approval, notes no weakening effects, and warns against substitutes, with California Fig Syrup Co as the manufacturer and Seaint druggists selling the product.
The Archduke and aides were observed retreating near a German town when cavalry and Promian forces pressed them. A reporter noted the disturbance and the approach of the enemy, while guards and sentries maintained vigilance and the Archduke stayed in the room. The observers alerted the leadership in time to respond.
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