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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1892
Page
3
Mrs. William Lour of Freeport Illinois shares a testimonial praising Hood's Sarsaparilla for health benefits and Hood's Pills as a remedy after meals to aid digestion and relieve headaches.
An old adage on consumption prompts prudent living and early action. The message promotes careful living with Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as a helpful part, offering a free book and noting druggists carry the product for $1.
The piece asserts August Flower treats dyspepsia and stabilizes the stomach and liver. It claims universal use in towns and country stores with a large manufacturing plant and strong belief in its curative powers.
The piece notes the fashion fad of ugly black cat themed bonnets as chic in Paris and copied here. It describes varied trims including coarse white straw hats with grain friezes, pink roses, black satin bows, and chin roses, plus trends in veils, artificial flowers, ribbons, draws on fabrics and gowns, and the return of boat shaped hats with ostrich plumes. It highlights Girispin belt novelty, Drap de France fabrics, and navy blue mantles with mongolia goat trim. Sailor hats for lawn and boating gain favor with nutmeg straw and sash ribbons.
The New York Press notes grass cloth returns as a sheer durable linen with bright plaid ribbon stripes and plain cloth options. It cites shirts worn with front openings like men’s, enameled cuffs, and selfstyled accessories, stressing custom fit and notable taste in ensembles.
Alice Bacon describes Japanese women as well trained and dutiful. They are taught to work and to play, avoid flirting, and defer to men. Wives accept no equality, with the husband first in all matters and the daughter in law performing drudgery while facing hardship for family honor. The piece notes rituals like sleeping on a wooden pillow to protect elaborate hair.
The New York Post notes matronly bonnets differ from caps by their strings and black lace crown. It contrasts younger women’s bonnets, though costly, as scraps with real lace, worn back to puff hair. Plumes both front and back can look grotesque if misarranged, with wind making feathery decor resemble a warlike Indian brave.
Advice from the Philadelphia Times on proper dress etiquette. Bonnets stay on at luncheons teas and informal visits while gloves are recommended for such gatherings and worn at street events and dinners. Gloves may be removed after seating, bonnets not allowed at dinner.
Fine gold network forms the toe-cap and heel of many shoes. Casey bedroom slippers come in bright red or pale blue leather. Black patent leather shoes feature crimson velvet bows. For black and white gowns black shoes pair with paste ornaments. White corduroy outfits in dress and jacket are trimmed with gold braid.
Harpers Magazine lauds the Rookery for superior elevator service clean corridors and water and sewage systems. It compares the building’s management to prudent city governance noting efficient policing and nightly renovations to minimize tenant disruption.
The readable text presents a personal, intimate moment lacking any identifiable news event, dates, locations, or organizations. It appears to be a private message or dialogue rather than a reportable item.
An editor J. R. Branham of the Christian Index in Atlanta Ga reports using Bradyerotine with unfailing relief for headaches. The ad notes pills priced at fifty cents and claims endorsements from a Harvard student about expenses of attending Harvard at $435 yearly.
The demands of society push women to use quack remedies when unwell. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is suggested as suitable for such cases. Most new potato varieties originate from the North.
A brief item notes the Illinois Central Railroad has ordered forty new locomotives. The short dispatch mentions Dr. Kurne's claimed cure and a medical treatise with trial bottles, but the main readable fact concerns the railroad procurement.
At the World’s Fair Mexico vows a grand exhibit, highlighting its culture and industry. Officials announce preparations and high expectations for a memorable national presentation.
Warns against mercury in catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and advises buyers to ensure genuineness. Mentions price and distribution by local druggists. Also notes Europe’s role with Lord Salisbury and the Sultan.
An advertisement urges readers that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription revives a weakened woman. It claims the remedy strengthens the system, enriches blood, aids digestion, and ends nervousness and period pains. It guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer if results are not achieved.
Mrs Josephine Pownttt of Due West South Carolina credits Swift's Specific with curing a severe catarrh that left her deaf and eroded nasal tissue. She says physicians offered no help until the remedy eliminated the poison causing blood disorders. A free treatise on blood and skin is mailed.
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