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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1892
Page
3
Harper's Magazine contrasts hustler and rustler as the West and East swap terms for pushy city life. It notes hustle as a serious urban word while rustle carries outlawed origins, both signaling practitioners who push others aside.
The article depicts a forgotten class of old miners in remote Australian diggings and stream banks. These solitary figures greet visitors with quiet words, their eyes dull with disappointment from a life of hope and loss. Their isolation mirrors wild bush creatures, as memories of fortune fade.
A London style notice from the St Louis Republic describes a Liverpool bootblack vendor who calls himself a Learned Shoeblack. His sign boasts pedaling footwear artwork and careful polishing for two pence, claiming antique repairs and revived shoes with bold promises of heaven and paradise. The piece mocks luxurious customer treatment as patron enjoys a blend of cushions and posture during the service.
A Spokane Falls white horse reportedly shows a miniature image of the falls in the left eye. Hundreds sightseers and experts declare the eye-picture a perfect likeness of the falls and island. The owner Mr. Deakin has refused high offers, preferring privacy from crowds. The tale accompanies other notices about catarrh cures and livestock shipping to London.
An array of health ads tout Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co and Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with testimonials. Notices mention pins production in the United States and a planned Valley Forge summer resort. A veteran, Samuel L. McFadin of Logansport Indiana, recalls Mexican War service and recovery using Swamp Root.
A historical notice touts BErenamM's Pritts as a cure for wind stomach pains dizziness fullness chills and related symptoms. It suggests using waste coal refuse from Pennsylvania mines as part of the preparation or remedy.
A fragmented page shows quotes praising St Jacobs Oil with testimonials from Lowell Mass to Betham Mo and White Plains N Y. Mentions the\nPennsylvania and Reading railroads at Chicago World's Fair and a florist at Floral Park N Y cultivating gladiolus. Irregular dates and places appear with medical claims and product endorsements.
The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts is giving away a illustrated book titled Guide to Health and Etiquette. ladies should mail their address and a stamp for a copy. Boston Massachusetts opposes use of straw in horse cars.
Advertised claim asserts Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cures catarrh headaches and head colds with mild soothing effects. It promises 8500 cash if it fails and appeals to skeptical buyers as a trustworthy business proposition from a responsible company.
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