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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1888
Page
3
A wealth of curiosities and oddities fill this column from a rich New York magnate planning an enormous tomb to a zinc of mechanical mortuary artistry, sheep shearers in Austria, an Augusta man who met a police uniformed friend, a Cape Town entrepreneur with aerated water fortune, a giant horned owl attack in New Jersey, a Paris beggar answering history questions for coins, and various oddities from Turkey to Wisconsin.
An old advertisement touts Brandreth's Pills as the safest effective cure for indigestion irregularity of the bowels constipation biliousness headaches dizziness malaria and related conditions from impure blood. It cites fifty years of use and widespread testimonial support with sales rising. The pills are described as purely vegetable harmless and safe at any time and sold in all drugstores in plain or sugar coated forms.
A tramp explains to a citizen that finding work is hard despite his desire to work. He says he has been trying all year and mentions winding up an eight day clock as the type of job he looks for. A nearby citizen remarks on people wasting time dancing but finding some pleasure in it.
The proprietor claims thousands of bottles are given away yearly as advertising for Kemp's Balsam a supposed cure for coughs throat and lung troubles. A trial bottle is offered free at all druggists with larger sizes priced at 00c and $1.
A woman believed she might faint during a tense scene, prompting onlookers to react with concern as the incident unfolded.
The Shoe and Leather Reporter recalls a New York politician obsessed with dead-heading and a joke about charging admission to lure him to church. Friends joked he would race for a pass before breakfast.
A promotional verse advertises Pierce's Purgative Pellet as a remedy for sickness. It extols various P words and claims the sugar coated pills keep bowels and stomach regulated with gentle, thorough action.
A six-inch wide ladder clung to the exterior of a six story building creating a perilous escape route. Passersby alerted authorities as a worker clung to the ladder awaiting rescue from the precarious height. No injuries were reported.
Don’t give up the ship though consumption seems curable with no hope. Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is not a miracle cure but has cured thousands in early stages where other remedies failed, offering a new lease on life.
An advertising notice touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as an unequaled cure. It asserts the product stands apart from imitators and promises a better half for complete relief from catarrh symptoms.
A village blacksmith praises Ivory Soap for cleansing his soot stained hands. He notes the soap floats on water like a pearl white boat and thanks the benefactor for a product he finds best for his workday hands.
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