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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1892
Page
6
A playful verse recalls an old saying about not troubling trouble until it troubles you. The speaker compares trouble to a bumble bee and thistles, urging readers to walk on and keep moving. The refrain promises that sorrows shall be few if one avoids inviting trouble.
A narrator recalls a tranquil country morning near a burial ground where an old Delarer pauper tends two graves with flowers for her husband. He learns she cannot locate Gilbert’s grave among two marked sites, then reflects on love, memory, and the peace found in death as her long devotion continues.
A St Louis Republic note discusses how a watch can be magnetized by electricity and how to test for it using a toy compass. It also surveys daylight lengths around the world from New York to Spitzbergen, noting extreme variations and the effects of geography and latitude. It concludes with a description of an American type telegraph machine designed to print news on eight inch wide paper for easier reading and archiving.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at discussion of a fig based remedy or patent cure, mentioning figures like Bentley and general claims of habit cure. No clear events, names, dates, or locations are readable to define a proper news item.
The article notes healthy horse, ox, sheep, and hog pulse rates per minute and describes accessible arterial points for palpation. It explains horse pulse near the lower jaw chord, cattle at the fifth rib, hogs above the eye ridge, and sheep on the left side to feel heartbeats, citing St. Louis Republic.
A proverb notes that a dull mind struggles to serve, while a keen intellect aids problem solving and effective work. It emphasizes the value of clear thinking, focus, and thoughtful approach over brute force.
The camphor tree, native to China and Japan, is an evergreen related to sassafras. Its roots stems and leaves contain camphor which is extracted by boiling or steaming plant material in vessels. Heat causes camphor to volatilize and condense on vessel covers or straw, then crystals are scraped purified and formed into cakes.
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