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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1889
Page
3
A bustling New York store dedicates two floors to children’s apparel, hosting mothers and elder sisters as they compare outfits for babies and youngsters. The scene includes wandering toddlers, baby camaraderie, and shockingly keen shopper-moms testing each garment’s fit and style.
The St Louis Star Says weights will replace bushels pecks and dozens in selling produce. Grocers already weigh potatoes and eggs, and chickens are now sold by the pound at retail after wholesale practice. Stifel’s brewery tried weight retail beer a decade ago with scales under the top platform. New York City has adopted the plan recently.
The article recalls a 150s incident in which the Duchess of Peaufort uses fingers to taste food while the King salutes, illustrating late fork adoption among high society. It notes this era marks the turning point when forks began to be used at table as today and contrasts court restraint with delicate female hands and evolving etiquette.
A Boston Times tale recalls a little Italian girl's routine visits to houses for meals. She travels with a basket and sometimes hides extra food, claiming a companion is rich and her father works.
A cross border group seeks a Dominion Parliament charter for a Hudson Bay railroad. "Competent authorities" doubt profitability, yet history recalls the triumph of the Union Pacific. St Louis claims origin of the idea in Helpert's grand plan to span North to South America.
A dated tale notes a cherry-loving Indian offers eight ponies for a missionary. It also mentions Mr Gladstone preserving 60 000 letters in a fireproof room, with his biographer set to find the work half done.
A farm advice snippet notes late pullets can be brought forward for better returns as eggs fetch high prices. It cites Mrs. L J Wilson of Northboro praising Sheridan's Condition Powder for increased laying and lists Johnson and Co. in Boston as makers with mail offers. Also mentions soap and cough remedies in brief ads and a palace gathering at the Rod Palace in Wagenhagen.
The passage urges forward effort and self improvement. it instructs readers to write to B F Johnson & Co in Richmond VA for guidance. It also notes the Empress of Austria playing the zither in a brief, contrasting aside.
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