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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1889
Page
3
A mosaic of jokes and cartoons from Punch and similar weeklies, with captions about hotel disasters, astronomy gags, singing woes, and social quips. The items lampoon technology, manners, and mishaps, featuring quick one liners and satirical vignettes across diverse topics.
A farmer named Robinson traps a wolf for devouring his sheep. The wolf bargains to eat only neighbors' sheep, then tricks sheep by asking their owners to identify themselves with the name Jack Robinson. The tale ends as the wolf consumes sheep before they answer.
A ledger note suggests diamonds provide security against want while a gentleman’s gift of a ruby ring hints at an imminent engagement. Oval polished crystal pieces are said to enhance sight.
Fragment from a St. Louis Magazine piece offers pithy quips about politics charity money and human nature. It contrasts a candidate’s hymn with seeds of kindness and notes a cannibal’s reply after a meal. It also lampoons moral rules and ordinary vanity in brief satirical lines.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with a full money back guarantee if not satisfying cures for liver blood and lung diseases. It claims vast cures for scrofula and skin ailments and notes other products and tobacco district updates. The notice includes various medical claims and general consumer adverts.
The article claims James Trson is Australia’s wealthiest man with about four million pounds. It notes he has never tasted wine or spirits or smoked tobacco. A Western dairyman comments on dairy farmers underestimating the need for quick withdrawal of the animal beat from fresh milk.
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