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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1889
Page
3
A long, fragmented account surveys Japanese beliefs and omens. It details fears of ghosts, yo-yo legends, and taboos about nails, hair, and fire, plus tales of foxes, badgers, and oni, with notes on how lanterns and rituals conjure or ward off spirits.
A Chicago Journal snippet notes a hardware store scam about oiling nose oil to quiet squeaky shears. The Canadian Legislature saves a chaplain while keeping the Black Rod usher. A Lynn inventor tests a new wave motor. Job ads urge finding profitable work in Richmond. Yale seniors consider caps at June commencement. A spoof cures epileptic fits via a free sample offer from H G Root in New York. Apples around Ashburnham, Massachusetts, sell for fifteen cents per barrel.
The piece discusses a popular belief that President Harrison Descended from Pocahontas and from General Thomas Harrison. It notes Harrison’s noted family lineage and the publicity around revisiting early American manners and remedies. It also mentions Warner’s Log Cabin Remedies and Warner’s Safe Cure as advertised products.
A promotional piece praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe vegetable tonic aiding girls transitioning to womanhood. It claims to restore strength, improve appetite, and benefit overworked women, with a money back guarantee and a claim of universal satisfaction.
Fragmentary text shows a character teasing Dumpsey about fish bait in a foot garden. Another voice mentions Miss Travis-Ah Johnny and a caneht and a pole, with an implied scene of a humorous confrontation.
A medical testimonial from L. P. Wapver M.D. of Hugh's Mills praises a cod liver oil emulsion with phosphites. He notes it helps delicate children nursing mothers and overworked men, improving health and flesh in a case threatened by bronchitis.
Former Pennsylvania governor William A. Pattison now directs a Philadelphia bank, dedicating his energy to banking duties and city business.
Advert says 100 men will be called daily at druggists to receive a free trial package of Lane's Family Medicine, promoted as a root and herb remedy discovered by Dr. Silas Lane in the Rocky Mountains. Claims cure blood liver kidney diseases constipation and complexion, with praise from children. large-size package for 0 cents at all druggists.
The Meissonier painting slated for display at the French Exhibition is appraised at two million dollars. The estimate reflects the artwork's significance and anticipated appeal to collectors and visitors.
An old classified line touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as cleansing antiseptic and healing with a price of 50 cents in a miscellaneous section.
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