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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1891
Page
3
Detroit Free Press describes how fish were scaled by treading in nets and by a long-handled paddle, then rewashed, drained, and hung to dry. Smoking used pine soaked in salt water, with wood choice aimed at slow burning and ample smoke for curing without scorching.
A Cleveland horseman recounts a tale of a boy named Ralph who tames a vicious black stallion called the Black Devil. Soldiers of the farm, trainer White, struggled to control the creature until the boy rode and calmed it daily. The horse was later sold for $25 and the boy for $10 after a 25 mile ride.
A London device combining a small wheel with a dial records revolutions to show feet and inches traveled, praised as handy yet questioned as a novelty. The report notes prior similar wheel measures and cites discussions from a temperance union branch and New York legislators on regulating opium and chloral to curb growing cocaine use and related harms.
A medical report recounts a case where an amateur hypnotised a friend at a gathering. The subject became highly excited, lost speech, and entered catalepsy with convulsions. After exposure to glistening objects he reacted violently, then endured sedatives and morphine without immediate improvement. Ten days of convulsions gave way to singing fits, followed by high fever and three weeks of illness.
A New York Sun item recounts a joke among missionaries about a Sicny chief and churchmen at the Santee mission. An Episcopal minister and a Presbyterian friend laugh at a drunken incident involving a convert before a magistrate who admonishes the Christian hypocrisy.
A bank president answers questions on surplus funds, advising merchants to invest in real estate rather than stocks. He emphasizes that prudent handling depends on the individual business and that there is no fixed percentage for cash on hand. He concludes that gumption is the key quality for navigating money market stringency.
The oldest Connecticut patent on record dates to October 1717, granted to Edward Hinman of Stratford for the exclusive right to make molasses from Indian corn stalks in Fairfield County for ten years. The grant ends with Hinman must make good molasses and keep it as cheap as West Indies molasses.
The Iron Industry Gazette urges young mechanics to study and think to rise in their trade. It contrasts this with those who avoid study and indulge in dissipation, warning they will end in gutter, grog shop, almshouse, and prison.
A Philadelphia physician's prescription read one pill to be taken three times a day in any convenient vehicle. Foreign family misinterpreted vehicle as cart or carriage and rode out. the patient took the pill during travel. After weeks of fresh air, the patient was completely cured.
The 40 000 population town of Bessemer Alabama rose from a forested area in 1887 after the discovery of coal ore and lime deposits. It quickly developed with over 900 coke ovens and several large rolling mills operating day and night. The note also touches on Dr Pierce medicines sold by druggists, and mentions President Harrison’s monthly salary of $4 166.67.
The piece extols Syrup of Figs as the most excellent laxative and notes universal approval of the pleasant liquid fruit remedy by the California Fig Syrup Company. It adds a side remark that Turkish soldiers are said to be poor marksmen.
An assortment of 19th century patent medicine notices tout cures for croup catarrh and nerves. Claims include Dr Hoxsies cure for croup, Hall's Catarrh Cure via Druggists, a Nerve Restorer with free treatise, and various testimonials. Mentions Switzerland tourism and Russian language teaching in Japanese schools.
Witnesses described a wedding procession where the couple walked down the aisle as the organist played Onward Christian Soldier marching to the war, a moment noted for its solemn ceremonial tone.
An advertisement touts Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy as a sure cure for chronic catarrh and related headaches. It claims thousands have been cured and offers $500 to any untreatable case, urging readers to try the remedy themselves.
Donald Fennedy of Roxbury Massachusetts advertises a medical discovery by Kennedy said to cure horrid old sores deep seated ulcers inward tumors and every skin disease except cancer and thunder humor at a price of 1 50 sold by every druggist in the United States and Canada.
A Kansas reader describes fifteen years of biliousness and stomach pains but after following August Flower directions reports wonderful relief and a renewed lease on life. He praises the medicine as a benediction to humanity and urges others with dyspepsia or biliousness to learn of its benefits. Jesse Barker, sole manufacturer, Woodbury, NJ.
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