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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1893
Page
7
A trench physician reports four burn dressings with compresses soaked in solution and applied to wounds, showing gradual healing. An eye burn on the leg improved in days, shrinking from 14 to 7 cm, then to 24 cm diameter after three more days. A wart treated with olive oil and oxide of vine rapidly healed after a simple dressing.
A draft law in Russia aims to prohibit transfers and possession of certain assets by rural individuals. The measure is to apply across European Russia with Baltic provinces excluded. The action targets property control and distribution among peasants and rural communities.
The article portrays Diaz of Mexico as a hard working president and practical mechanic who collects scales of ages and nations. He outfits his bed with his own implements and has recently invented and painted many devices including a bent angled corkscrew.
In earlier times people ignored lasting benefits and accepted temporary remedies. Now it is generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently cure habitual constipation. Informed buyers avoid laxatives that work for a time but eventually harm the eyesit ii.
Fragmentary historic note suggests a claim that ugliness holds certain advantages over beauty in discourse. The line references a perspective on perception and truth, hinting at cultural biases influencing value judgments.
$100 reward offers proof of cure failures. Proprietors claim Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Internal remedy builds constitution and aids nature. Send for testimonials. Address F J Cheney and Co Toledo. Sold by druggists.
A Western coast postal division reports a theft of mail funds. An aged Brahmin conducts an apparent trial by ordeal at a desolate Mahadeo temple. Rama admits theft after the wand supposedly stuck to the guilty hand, aided by scented oil to mislead honest runners.
Feature on Sonneberg Germany a hub of doll manufacture with 12 000 workers producing 25 000 000 dozen dolls yearly. Describes subdivided labor eighty workers per doll design variety and export considerations including heat cold and sea voyage limitations. Also includes a children’s tale Little Tim about a soldier’s pet rat like creature and a dog incident.
The article explains two north poles: the geographical pole fixed at the intersection of all longitudes and the magnetic pole, which moves. It notes the magnetic pole’s drift completes a circuit around the geographic pole approx every 640 years, with observations starting at Greenwich in 1658. It traces its path from the Atlantic across the Americas to Boothia peninsula near 76° N.
Those with their own cow must keep milk cans perfectly clean. Wash scald and dry after use, sun them 12 hours or place by the fire, then rewash scald and dry before next use. Germs develop quickly in milk, so utensils must be germ free.
A verse recalls the transformation of Artie Boy First from dunce to celebrated host. Children once mocked him at school with Dunce Artie now he is marked as a king by youth readers as the reason becomes clear a party is ahead in the future plans.
Leland Mabie a fourteen year old hunter on the divide between Brown's creek and Cottonwood faces a mother bear after killing two cubs. A fierce dog drives the bear away as Mabie and the dog protect him until the bear retreats. Mabie returns with a cub weighing about seventy five pounds and is hailed as the day’s hero.
The text notes that most countries start on January 1 but cites historical systems where years began at autumnal equinox September 22. It also traces Greek year starts around winter solstice until 432 B.C. and mentions England shifting from March 25 beginnings from the 14th century to 1752.
The excerpt states that China imposes a single tax on land owned by the state, charged at a fixed low rent per acre and totaling about $5 per person annually. No chancellor of the exchequer is mentioned in budget concerns.
An old advertisement touts Brown's Iron Bitters as a cure all for digestion liver and blood, praises Beecham's Pills, and urges right thinking and abstaining from prowling. It also promotes eye water from Dr Isaac Thorman and advises beware of unlovable guardians.
A Chicago Herald critique argues that ostentatious jewelry on bonnets and watches on bodices tempts thieves and urges women to avoid flashy adornments. It claims good taste should curb display and that discreet dress reduces risk, noting many thefts arise from opportunity.
A fragment from East Groveland New York dated May 18 shows a letter to Dr Kilerer and Company of Binghamton New York requesting care after a severe ongoing illness last March. The readable text is highly partial and lacks full context.
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