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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1888
Page
6
A collection of light vignettes and jokes from various scenes. Interactions in hotels, a pun about illiteracy in Nebraska, a flirtatious widow and bachelor quip, a waiter and diner miscommunication, a livery stable remark, a small gag about weighing tea, and a Chicago breakfast table exchange on pronunciation. Querulous Oatcake and Featherly appear in social riffs among Bobby and Clara.
A collage of humorous lines from 19th and early 20th century jokes and quips. Bits cover dating misunderstandings and social manners with playful misprints and country-town character humor. Notable bits reference Emmy and John and a punchline about spelling rheumatism.
The Schemnitz adit in Hungary, begun in 1782 to drain mine water, is described as the world’s longest tunnel at 10.27 miles. It cost nearly a million pounds and saves about £15 000 annually in labor, with completion in 1878 after years of rising costs and delays due to the French Revolution.
A dated editorial voice warns that ignorance does not excuse crime, urging readers to know harmful substances like poison and naphtha. It touts Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla with testimonials, then shifts to fashioning beauty claims and patent medicines including Dr. Pierce remedies and Kemp's Balsam.
Dr D F Chadwick of Binghamton cites three prior cases of death by holding one’s breath. He recalls stories from Dr Prieto in La Salle County Illinois of a patient who killed herself after failed methods and a final willful breath hold. Prieto and Eastman noted few such cases, once doubting a man’s ability to die by own action.
A man visits a restaurant cashier in a humorous Detroit Free Press tale. He claims robbery to explain missing funds then discovers cash in his pocket after changing clothes. He hands over a fifty dollar bill, shakes hands with two bankers, and draws a $5,000 check for a real estate deal as the doctor notes a serious condition.
The man faces a life altered by loss yet maintains a firm sense of self. He adapts to a new normal, choosing resilience and purpose over despair as he moves forward.
A disjointed column extols health and morals as pillars of a happy marriage. It discusses the influence of a strong mind on health, the risks of weakness, and hints at remedies and roles for a wife, all framed in a dated, instructional tone.
An advertisement or testimonial touts Scott’s Emulsion as a remedy for consumption throat damage and bronchitis. The note mentions rapid weight gain and improved health with the product, attributing effects to use by a mother with a months old infant. The passage emphasizes digestive ease and malnourished individuals benefiting from the emulsion.
A reader letter from M. Slocum offers a so called remedy for a named disease and promises two samples to readers who mail their cash or mail to a P O address. The missive presents as a personal medical panacea with action urged toward timely use.
Missouri Pacific Railway runs excursions to Kansas and Nebraska 40 miles west of Missouri River points at listed dates April 24 May 8 9 22 and June 5 6 19 20 with ample tickets and stop over options. The Iron Mountain Route offers same rates to Texas and Arkansas on April 25 May 2 9 June 6 with similar terms. Officials W E Hoyt and J C Townsend provide ticketing details from New York and St Louis.
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