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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1894
Page
3
Quirky characters speak of weather and rain in a playful scene. A duck, a dandelion, a tree-toad, and a brook chat about mud, coats, and a hoped downpour as the river dreams of the sea.
A short tale blends origins of the word puss with ancient Egyptian worship of cats likened to the moon. It notes how Pasht morphed into pus and then puss, and how puss and pussy became common pet names for cats.
The tale recounts Titian as a child artist in the Venetian Alps who moved to Venice to study under master painters. It notes his early success, reluctance to move to Rome, his devotion to work, patronage by Pope Paul III and Emperor Charles V, and his final work begun at age ninety-one. Titian died in 1576 from plague, and his tomb was later honored with an Austrian mausoleum at his Frari grave.
A Pollywog in a pond with crabs minnows and neighbors lives under a lily leaf but harbors a bad disposition. He dislikes everyone including crabs snails and fishes and longs to travel as a long legged ox while constantly finding fault.
Mrs. Harriet Morgan of Jackson Michigan, with her son-in-law Charles Helley and Dr. Blanchard, paid $12,000 for two copper and zinc bottles she believed were 50 pound gold bricks worth $30,000. The Mint proved the metal to be copper and zinc, ending a costly East trip and a swift return home.
Miss SeareJack Marblehead hosted a reception aboard her yacht where a naval salute of forty nine guns was fired to honor her guest. The scene included playful banter with Miss SmarteOnes remarking on age.
A full-grown oyster yields about a million young in season. They swim for a week, then attach to solid bodies. Spat are white specks about a twentieth of an inch, growing to threepenny-piece size in six months, two inches at two years, and three inches at three years.
The history notes armored ships appear from 1530 with a Knights of St. John fleet lead-sheathed and reputedly resisting bombardment. In 1782 siege of Gibraltar French and Spanish decks gained light iron protection. The Crimean war in 1853 saw French use of wrought iron plates on ship sides against Baltic forts.
Physicians of Brussels formed a union to resist fee reductions, pledging not to accept any payment below a fixed sum. The move follows a circular from industrial unions warning that doctors charging 30 cents per visit would be singled out by sick members.
An ironclad testimonial style advertisement urges readers to cleanse the system with Syrup of Figs in spring. The Califor nia Fig Syrup Co promotes a 30 cent bottle and a large $1 size as a gentle, beneficial remedy for the whole family.
Local advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It claims constitutional remedies cure the condition and offers $100 for any case of deafness from catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars mailed free. price 75 cents through F. J. County & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A cryptic proverb about balance and restraint suggests inner discipline over force. It hints at wisdom in managing strength and restraint of mind.
The piece highlights paying job ads from B F Johnson & Co of Richmond and various patent medicines like Brown's Iron Bitters and Kilmer's Swamp Roots with pamphlets and free consultations. It ends with a quip on marriage licenses costing $1.50 and the idea of marrying for a home.
A Bristol exhibition presents thirty paintings by Bartram Hiles the armless artist who learned to draw with his mouth. Hiles studied at Merchant Venturers Schools winning a National Scholarship and medals, then studied in Paris funded by South Kensington authorities. A noteworthy English armless painter, his story parallels Antwerp’s artist. Two Princeton sophomores were fined for ill treatment of a Chinaman, with a judge lamenting colleges should be punished by law rather than courts.
A closed Arizona bank states it is not busted, owes the people 36000 dollars and the people owe it 55000 dollars, asserting the public will be repaid when payments are completed. The notice frames the situation as a mutual obligation between the bank and the people.
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