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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1893
Page
6
A dispatch notes half a million lives depend on iron and steel wire ropes and cites several key electrical installations in Russia. It also reports a Prussian health official warning that cornmeal is not wholesome and unfit for general consumption.
The prefecture of police of France forms an identity service to identify released convicts. Since LSO8 there have been 1,500 sentences recorded against men named Louis Lefevre in the country, causing trouble for many innocent Louis Lefevres.
The article notes 2,500 women practicing medicine 275 preaching the gospel and over 6,000 managing post offices while more than 3,000,000 earn independent incomes. Since 1880 the post office has granted over 2,500 patents to women and in New York City 27,000 women support their husbands.
A sequence of deaths and disappearances surround the Weeks family of Albion Indiana. Sheriff was killed climbing a tree, a brother died of lockjaw after army service, Cornelius died swallowing a copper cent, Thomas died after jumping from a train, Charles committed suicide by swallowing poison, and Edward moved west and has not been heard from.
The New York Post notes realism praised as a London manager asked a magistrate for permission to stage a fire scene with a live infant rescued by a collie. The request was refused, angering the manager and the baby's father who supplied the child for nightly performances.
In Canton China the average annual executions run about 300 with a radical spike in 1885 when 50 000 rebels were beheaded. Women are sometimes strangled and the worst criminals are nailed to cross. Some sentences order living dismemberment up to thirty six pieces. The executioner’s pay has fallen from a dollar to fifty cents per head due to supply and competition. Most beheadings target water pirates or land bandits.
The Chicago Herald notes a shared shift of idle workers to cities in both England and the United States. Agricultural laborers in England face no work, while U.S. farm hands exceed demand. The pattern risks urban glut and farm labor shortages, with rural herding increasing.
Agricultural Department urges investment in vast idle rice lands in the South. Rebuilding dykes and canals after the war, mortgaged farms and cheap land could attract capital and steam machinery for dredging and cultivation. Rice remains top among cereals, consumed by over 800 million people globally, with strong U.S. imports.
A New York Telegraph article reports on a Russian physician testing animal counting. Crows allegedly count to ten, dogs remember 26 bones in three batches, a cat learns to wait six times for meat, and horses count furrows or mile posts and respond to clock strokes, suggesting arithmetic limits and learned cues.
St. Paul engineer F. H. Wheelock has completed a model of an electric fire engine with a patent soon to be obtained. The design eliminates coal use and requires one fewer man and horse to operate. Weighing 4500 pounds and rated at seventy horsepower, it is said to be 4000 to 10000 pounds lighter than current engines with higher efficiency.
The Boston Journal cites Benvenuti Cellini claiming a 16th century rain-stopping experiment. He describes aiming artillery at heavy clouds during Margaret of Austria’s Rome entry and firing until rain ceased and sun appeared after the fourth discharge.
Penu operates only thirty nine telegraph offices nationwide and stretches 1 609 miles of wire across the country highlighting a sparse communications infrastructure.
A playful riddle explains Long Finger as the Telegraph and Long Tongue as the Telephone. The verse charms young readers by describing how these tools spread news far and wide with a cheerful shout.
A New York News piece notes that in South America a boy who wants a pet often ends up with a trained monkey due to a shortage of dogs. Dogs serve work roles while tame monkeys become a cherished companion, though wild monkeys are unattractive and hard to train.
The article outlines a method where elephants are pinned between trees and flogged while being praised, then gradually restrained with ropes and guided by mahouts. It details steps to make the animal bow, kneel, and obey commands using water immersion and neck pressure.
Poetic tribute extols a mother’s enduring love and protection as she nears death, promising comfort and forgiveness to her children. The piece advocates cherishing mothers and supporting them in declining years, labeling them the source of virtue and unwavering care.
The article recounts Andrew Marvel a Hull MP under Charles II confronted by payment attempts from the government. The lord treasurer intrudes with a 35000 currency bribe at parting, Marvel calls him back, and questions the meal he was promised for dinner before exposing the attempt to the servant Jack.
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a tense exchange among men about a tie and a possible offer or decision. Names are unclear, leaving the exact context and participants unresolved. The passage suggests disagreement over who deserves credit or payoff.
The piece surveys the development of postal cards from their Austrian origins with Dr Emanuel Hermane to widespread international use. It traces adoption by Germany France and the United States, wartime issues during the Franco German War and World War I, and notes rarity of some cards and varying artistic quality. It mentions the US first issue with Liberty head and Grant portrait as notable examples.
A description of a large steam plant built with automatic features allowing near independent operation. Automatic stokers feed the furnace, a steam blast maintains fire, and a pressure indicator regulates shutoff while belts drive massive machinery. The system operates with steadiness, self-regulating mechanisms proving a marvel of early industrial design.
Fragmentary note describes three large stones near a Peruvian village on Lake Titicaca. Arched bowlders bear deep carved designs on three faces, suggesting worship by ancient Peruvian peoples with advanced mechanical skills. Unclear origin and possible glacier-related erosion referenced.
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