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Wilson Mirror in Wilson, North Carolina
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1892
Page
3
Portraits and Debts in Devonshire Dialect Anecdotes
A debt-collector confronts an artist who cannot pay now due to a larger purchase plan while a Devonshire dialect recalls humorous marching and military scenes. The piece preserves rustic speech and local color with comic glimpses of soldiers and a toast to fox hunting.
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North Devon
Freemanry Regiment
Pretty John
Dodbrook Market
Cap'n Pridgen
Masriuam Reported Discovered in Ancient Egyptian Deposit
A newly found element named masriuam is reported from Egypt's ancient riverbed. It is a metallic constituent of a fibrous alum and may fit a gap in the periodic table. Chemists note its strong individuality and potential support for elemental periodicity.
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Egypt
The Frying Pan Proves Its Worth in Adirondack Woods
An Adirondack camper extols the frying pan as essential in camping life. He cooks bacon and beans bakes bread boils potatoes and even cleans the floor using the pan, proving its value in the outdoors.
Bizarre Wardrobe Trick Proposed to Aid Husbands
A peculiar notion suggests wrapping a baby to resemble a game bay or a gun as a means to persuade husbands to carry infants in public. The remark highlights gender norms in public parenting discussions.
Boston Boiled Egg
A humorous note from the Boston Transcript recalls a convalescent man with malaria craving a soft boiled egg. The absent cook causes delays as his artistic sister hovers at the stove and a stopwatch nonexistent clock interrupts the scene. The finale: the egg is revealed as a china nest egg.
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Boston Transcript
Mrs. Jones to Mrs. B on curing croup with remedy
The dialogue notes that during epidemics of croup whooping cough and diphtheria Mrs. Jones asks why Mrs. B’s children stayed healthy. Mrs. B credits Dr Hoxsie’s Certain Croup Cure and says she had her druggist order it at the first symptoms.
Gingerbread Churches of Moscow Delight Traveler
A Boston Transcript note describes Moscow churches as queer gingerbread structures with tomato shaped turrets and colorful metal spires. The traveler mentions the Kremlin bell large enough for a family to camp near and an old coronation church with strong ambiguous scents noted in fascination.
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Russia
Kremlin
Boston Transcript
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Prompt Kidney Laxative Claims
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting remedy that acts gently yet promptly on the kidneys liver and bowels. It claims to cleanse the system dispel colds headaches fevers and cure habitual constipation. It is marketed as the only remedy of its kind, prepared from healthy substances and highly popular. It is available in fle and $1 bottles from leading druggists with pro cure service if not on hand. Do not accept substitutes.
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