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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1888
Page
3
A well known minister reflects on twenty five years in the ministry sharing humorous and poignant incidents. He recalls weddings with misread vows, parishioner barters, prayers interrupted by Amen, and a country pastor’s gift of generosity. He portrays ministry as rich, humorous, and demanding.
In Salem Massachusetts a well to do bachelor John Gynan hanged himself. His Newfoundland dog guarded his body refusing to move while police tried to remove the corpse. After fourteen bullets wounded the dog it died beside its master.
An anecdote from Lercisten Me Journal recounts a Poland man who borrowed ex Governor David Dunn s horse to visit several people. After returning and asking for payment the governor says he won t be cheated in the miles and refuses any bill.
An incident unfolds as a woman protests a man standing and obstructing her view of the conductor. The man identifies himself as O'Reilly and declines to sit, sparking a tense exchange during the performance.
A Washington correspondent recalls lavish spending in New York elections. He cites Jay Gould, Allen Thorndyke Rice, Gen Spinola, Young Astor, Perry Belmont, Levi P. Morton and others, noting large sums spent to gain nominations and seats, and contrasts campaign costs with versus a vice presidential nomination.
At Cassville Barry county Samuel Gilmore a 40 year old farmer two feet nine inches tall weighs forty six pounds He is a justice of the peace for nine years owns a 320 acre farm manages it himself He has refused showmen offers and stays on his farm He is married with five children In Paris Monroe county two young ladies sized as children age twenty two and eighteen measure two feet eleven inches and forty one pounds one is two feet nine inches tall and fifty four pounds They are handsome stylish educated musicians and have traveled they belong to a notable family their father was over six feet tall and their mother is of medium height
Henry Ward Beecher left a modest fortune with a Peekskill estate once valued around 150000. Insurance adds about 20000 to 25000. heirs sold belongings, reducing the property value to about 85000, with a 55000 offer rejected. Rumor spreads that his simple will may be contested as his autobiography sinks in obscurity.
Letter from ex-sheriff L. T. Harrington of Chautangua County New York dated December 2 1885 extols Allcock’s Porous Plasters praising their broad usefulness. He cites rapid relief for rheumatism backache bronchitis and other pains as proof of their superior efficacy.
An engineer shapes systems and solves problems using math and design while a school teacher nurtures knowledge and skills in students. Both professions require precision, but engineers build structures and processes whereas teachers cultivate minds and learning habits.
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs as the most successful remedy for coughs croup bronchitis whooping cough asthma and consumption. It urges daily use, claims a bottle can be bought at druggists for five cents or one dollar, and offers free sample bottles.
A skipping rope patented in England includes a small musical box fixed to a handle end. Turning the rope causes the box to move and emit music, integrating melody with rope skipping.
A playful remark suggests waiters, tied to serving platters, cannot be eloquent since their speech is constrained to platter tubes, a humorous take on communication and service.
The piece extols brawn and brain driving progress while warning of irregular life harming the body. It treats the human system as a regulated machine needing regular care, likening health to a watch kept wound and blood purity. It ends with a plug for Warner's Log Cabin sarsaparilla as a purifier and vitality booster.
A playful riddle notes a sheet of writing paper resembles a lazy dog in being an inclined plane like a slope. The pun links lined paper with an inclined plane, humorously equating a writing sheet to a lazy animal.
The piece praises Tennyson’s dream of women from history and urges modern readers to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women’s health and beauty. It claims the medicine, sold by druggists with a guaranteed satisfaction or money back, supports women’s health and charms.
A quip contrasts two notions of aging and attraction, suggesting a pun on squeezing an apple to ripen versus moving aside a woman to squeeze. The joke hinges on wordplay rather than a factual report or event.
A quip contrasts soldiers and pretty women amid ads praising Dr Sage’s Catarrh remedy. The piece offers a mock warning to a young man fond of hugging and includes a sexualized stereotype alongside promotional copy.
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