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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1887
Page
3
Readers send in questions about note etiquette and social behavior covering back inscriptions on letters, addressing envelopes, card sending, groom attire, umbrella and hat handling, love signs, and why a mutton chop is named. The column offers light guidance with humorous tone and practical tips.
The article traces the sovereign and pound sterling as a monetary standard from early coinage to modern times. It notes the 1816 silver standard abolition, the sovereign as the base unit, and historical coins such as the noble, angel, guinea, and the half sovereign. It mentions Edward VI, Henry VII, George II, and Edward III in context of coinage terms.
Distinguished scientist Professor Manuel Marazta reports a remarkable discovery of a four foot high dwarf race in a remote Pyrenean valley called Rebas in Spain. The population is red haired with oblique jaws and strong features. Males lack beards except in Baits and the two sexes resemble each other closely. They intermarry within the group and live in isolation from neighbors, hindering outside genetic change.
The essay recounts Clark Mills and the Jackson equestrian statue in Lafayette Square. Mills cast the bronze from old cannon captured at New Orleans and built the horse and rider without a rod. The piece highlights Mills as a self taught genius whose chance encounter in 1844 led to a landmark American statue.
A Gentleman's Magazine description of caiques on the Bosphorus depicts Turkish ladies in silks and eunuchs at the helm, Nubian rowers, and villagers in Kavak enjoying water avenues. The piece juxtaposes graceful boat life with Sultanic paradise imagery, noting balance between earthly pleasures and religious promises.
In Weasel Branch a couple named Joe and Sary celebrate the birth of twins. The incident sparks legends and signs of astonishment as the parents declare their settlement begun. Joe proclaims Taken on two nearby cabins and revels in communal pride as the first family with twins.
A persuasive promotional piece argues that happiness requires freedom and progress, citing long suffering overcome by St Jacobs Oil. It presents multiple testimonials from patients like J. W. Durgen of Bangor and D. M. Rearick of Three Rivers, detailing thirty-year rheumatism relief after using the remedy.
A Chicago Mail note explains frog catching using a gig-light and bare hand. Frogs are drawn to light and swim toward land at night, resting with head toward the source. Catch by the head, under two am, then seek by chance after midnight. A red flannel lure with three hooks may attract a leap and trap the animal.
A mother rebukes her daughter for stealing apples to make preserves. On Sunday the girl explains that God forbade Adam and Eve to eat from the tree because he wanted to make preserves of the apples. Texas Siftings.
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