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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1893
Page
6
The article notes that dynamite reduced costs and accelerated work on railroad projects, claiming savings of millions of dollars. It highlights the technology's impact on excavation and tunnel work and cites ongoing usage by major railroad companies.
A ten percent theatre tax funds French paupers, averaging about 10.5 million dollars annually. The text notes that the Irish are the slowest to marry, with marriage rates at 9.1 percent, versus 16.4 in Prussia and 18.5 in Hungary.
The Sultan restricts chlorate or potash as dangerous explosives. No druggist or pharmacist in Constantinople may possess or sell it. Only the grand master of artillery may keep it.
A new nonpareil cage bird wins favor as a song bird and ornament. Native to the South, its elegance of appearance and graceful motions surpass the canary, making it a strong household favorite.
The annual report cites smoking in bed as the cause of several Boston blazes and notes a subdivision with careless smoking in bed. The Chicago Herald comments that the line between phrases may be obvious to locals but unclear to outsiders.
George R. Cowles of Tacoma Washington asserts a machine that processes a cord of wood into gas worth 217000 cubic feet plus thirteen sacks of charcoal and two gallons of tar valued at 48 dollars. He claims the device attaches to a stove for domestic use and can produce enough gas while cooking three meals to supply all-day needs.
Official figures show 7 925 688 pupils in 56 563 schools with 120 082 teachers in the empire, 13 750 women. In Prussia 4 916 476 pupils and 70 767 teachers, 8 484 women. Pupils comprise about 16 percent of the population empirewide, 16.54 percent in Prussia. Teacher ratios: outside Prussia one per 61 pupils, in Prussia one per 70. Annual teacher salaries range from S150 to S500. Cost to educate a child is $7.14 in Prussia and $7.68 elsewhere in the empire.
A discussion arises from President Cleveland's yacht episode and a specialist's use of nitrous oxide in dentistry and surgery. Reports claim the gas proved effective in prolonged operations and an elderly thigh amputation, with tests conducted in major New York hospitals and elsewhere.
A reflection on Virginia manners, detailing a custom of not passing a carriage without apology, and noting the region's wealth gaps, seclusion of homes, and traditional Arab hospitality where hospitality meant larger gatherings, extra meal preparations, and abundant poultry and vegetables for guests.
A collection of odd scientific notes touches on spider threads and sunspots, frogs and their eggs, barnacles attaching to ships, animal hearing ranges, rabbit adaptation in Australia, and brain memory estimates. It presents curious facts about density, moisture, and brain impressions in a dated, miscellany style.
A historical overview notes that the first recorded American tornado occurred in May 1761 in South Carolina. It recounts Natchez events in 140 and 1842 with heavy death tolls, the 1880 Marshfield cyclone in Missouri, and the 1800 Louisville tornado with extensive destruction and casualties.
In a recent interview Thomas A Edison says after completing an invention he hates it. He claims he has not used a telephone in ten years and would avoid an incandescent light whenever possible.
The piece explains that roses have thorns to deter careless picking and describes methods to preserve and extend their life. It suggests trimming with a knife, dipping thorny stems, and using wax or wet sand in a vase to keep the rose fresh.
Fragmentary real estate note discusses corner plots on lower Broadway with prices ranging from 15000 to 20000 dollars per front, indicating land value and layout considerations.
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