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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1892
Page
3
A collage of 19th century vignettes recounts travel by stagecoach and witty exchanges. Jokes span marriage proposals, sermons, heat regulation, and misheard phrases, with lines from many period publications and playful banter about life, social mores, and daily absurdities.
Two socialites leave luxury to live with workers in Orange New Jersey to uplift sisters. Grace Hall and Marion Pease reside in a furnished cottage, forming self supporting classes in dressmaking cooking and more akin to New York cottage settlements.
Old fashioned patent medicines tout mild liver and bowel relief with Dr. Pierce’s Pellets and Beecham’s Pills. The ads claim cleansing effects and safe, cheap relief for headaches and digestive complaints. A separate line notes Maine’s forty year history of prohibition.
The text extols Boschee's German Syrup as superior for consumption noting trials in all climates including the North New England Middle States and South and claims wide use by millions across nationalities. It asserts the syrup as the only true reliable remedy and cites a Paris gold medal from 1875.
A patchwork of testimonials touts Dr. Tobias Venetian Liniment and Brown’s BroncharaL Trocues as universal cures with money back guarantees. Other notes promote Dr. Kaine’s nerve restorer and Bradycrotine for headaches, plus then-current stat facts on licorice, lemon trees, and a London synagogue count.
Mercury in catarrh remedies can damage sense of smell and disrupt the whole body when absorbed. Use medicines only by prescription from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio contains no mercury and is taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 5 cents per bottle.
Report states there has been no resurgence of slumming parties in New York City. Officials and observers note the absence of organized gatherings or rising incidents attributed to such events.
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