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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1889
Page
2
A collage of quips and cartoons includes a bridal scene with George and a bride-to-be, a sparrow joke, a Vienna fishing tale, a salvaged paper fisherman, a Theosophy club café mood, a kettle joke at the Grand Stand, and a finicky teeth gag.
A humor column recalls Senator Sawyer witnessing pro baseball for the first time. A batman hits one over outfielders as the crowd cheers, the senator quips about needing three more fielders costing 2500 dollars a year. The piece blends jokes about elections and society with light brief dialogue gags from period magazines.
Henry Mayer shows a large frame of photographs displaying seventeen beard styles from the Greely chin beard to the long Burnsides. The display includes the Vanderbilt the Napolean moustache and goatee and the American beard. Mayer notes trends among young men and older wearers and highlights the Prince Albert and Burnsides looks as popular options in Kansas City.
A New York Star account recalls lavish floral displays for 1888 events. Decorations at the Great Vanderbilt ball totaled about $3,000, with Cor nel ius Vanderbilt’s January hall terrace and orchids, pink red and yellow rooms. Other salons ranged from $1,000 to $2,500, including Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Ogden Goelet events.
A Worcester Spy correspondent notes Berlin and Boston groups creating sand gardens for children. Ladies start the effort, schools lend yards, public funds pay, matrons supervise four days weekly, with aim to reach twenty gardens this season.
The article warns that nervous headache, especially frontal pain, can lead to collapse if untreated. Rest and air changes are stressed as the primary cure, with drugs often insufficient. Weak hearts are discussed, with brisk walking as a common remedy, and caution urged against continuing work despite illness.
Elaborate experiments in Rome by Senator Count Lee Torrelli test eucalyptus leaves and bark in water to prevent putrefaction. Meat wrapped in eucalyptus leaves retained good flavor and tenderness after cooking, suggesting multiple methods for purified eucalyptus extracts in manufacturing drugs and food preservation.
Japanese gold thread uses a silk or wool core with a thin gilded paper spiral envelope. The paper strip is two-fiftieths to three-fiftieths of an inch wide and wound with great care. The wound thread is saturated with shellac and gilded, offering greater flexibility and lustre than European thread and recalling the medieval gold thread once lost and recently rediscovered by microscopic study.
Yard A and Stxs report a clash with Sth and Niea It in regional play. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR. Local sports desk notes a limited readable summary of teams and venue.
The article describes experiments linking steam and electricity on parallel roads to Here Beach from Boston. It notes two ten-ton platforms on girders used with machinery around the Paris Exposition and mentions Eiffel Tower lights illuminating the city. A fleet of two twin screw boats, sixty feet long, will be powered by electricity this summer.
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