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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1893
Page
7
The article traces hog price trends from 1860 to 1893, noting low values around 4.55 dollars and peaks near 7 dollars, with rising herd numbers from 33 million to over 52 million and total value approaching 300 million. It warns farmers to diversify due to possible price shocks and includes European railway data and Exposition notes.
A Boston Globe style note argues against the view that writing harms women’s chances of marriage. It catalogs numerous women authors and advocates that literature and love can coexist, listing many notable names and a final aside on the lasso as a South American invention.
A London Graphic correspondent reports a pirate raid on the Chinese coast boarding the vessel Namoa. The captain was murdered and thrown overboard, officers and passengers looted, then captured. Nineteen pirates were captured and beheaded at Kowloon near Hong Kong in six minutes. The chief pirate boasted, and opium was used by friends to dull pain.
An advert claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is a gel taken internally and acting on mucous membranes. It cites testimonials and notes production by F. J. Cagsgy & Co in Toledo. The piece mentions beecham’s pills and Beecham’s as alternatives with prices referenced.
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