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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1893
Page
3
A lawyer used 125 clients to push a will contest, threatening to name them as defendants unless they joined. He billed no fees but collected small monthly contributions averaging 3300 dollars, funding circulars and operations while presenting himself as diligent and earning a comfortable income.
The nickel metal gains importance for warship armor as southern Oregon mines come under scrutiny for sale to an English syndicate. Nickel for Philadelphia battle ship armor is sourced from Canada under navy contracts, the main non US produced material in the new vessels.
Common dry salt is praised as an excellent cleaner for marble surfaces such as washbasins and sinks. It requires no preparation and can be rubbed directly onto tarnished areas to lift incrustations and deposits, leaving marble bright and clean. Remember this simple method to avoid difficult cleaning.
A Southern fashion correspondent recalls visiting Lord and Taylor in New York. A timid shopper found welcome service, bought affordable items, and calls the trip the brightest part of her journey. In a separate note, an insect eating flower in Borno is noted for carrion scent.
Mountain villages detail how mail carriers pace at five miles an hour and use a quill in the mouth to curb breath while running. Advice to young sprinters warns against swallowing and urges caution to avoid falls. Separate note highlights ineffectiveness of suicide laws with a 12 year record and Sing Sing sentence.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a mild, effective laxative for cleansing the system and aiding health. It stresses the product’s pleasant taste, kidney and liver benefits, and claims of medical approval, noting availability in 50c and $1 bottles from the California Fig Syrup Co.
Davis Rankin Building and Manufacturing Co. advertises all kinds of creamery machinery and dairy supplies at 240 to 254 West Lake Street Chicago NL. Agents wanted in every county.
Mrs. Sarah J Cox of Defiance Ohio recounts eight doctors failed to treat heart disease and rheumatism but Green's August Flower cured her. She claims the medicine stopped stomach distress and sleeplessness and left her stout, hearty, and healthy.
The article surveys best wood sources for pulp with spruce favored over hemlock and poplar for strength and bleaching needs. It describes a money-recording stamp device and reports on lightning injuries to soldiers near Berlin, noting circulatory damage and skin arborescent marks influenced by metallic projections.
A Springfield Republican excerpt discusses the butcher bird or shrike common in Florida. It details its predatory habits on canaries and snakes, impaling prey on thorns of orange trees and tearing off tails with swift, dexterous actions.
The Washington Star notes that remaining wooden ships will be retired and homeported as new steel vessels join the fleet. Lancas ter flagship of the Asiatic station will be replaced by Baltimore. three smaller ships move to Chiesa. Adams and Mohican near end of useful service. wooden vessels likely gone from the register by administration’s end.
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