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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1892
Page
3
A collection of curious anecdotes from San Francisco to Chincoteague, detailing medical oddities, animal feats, misadventures, and a royal quirk. Tales include Ossified girl cases in California, a dog craving onions, a bass-pike battle on Susquehanna River, and a crab rat duel aboard a Baltimore boat.
The Makah Indians captured another whale near Cape Flattery, bringing eight in four months. Seventeen canoes with about five men each chased the leviathan from Tatoosh Island to Neah Bay, where the towed whale was beached after a day of effort. The tribe then skinned and divided the meat for winter stores as the skeleton lay exposed.
A Georgia gold region mining opportunity is pitched by a veteran adviser who recalls the Comstock wealth and promotes the Atlanta Gold Mining Company. Shares at five dollars each, fully paid and non-assessable, fund mills and operations with transfer agents Southern Banking and Trust Co. in Atlanta.
The piece contrasts direct forceful removal of evil with the slower method of overcoming it by active good. It argues that breaking down injustice gains immediate attention, while replacing bad systems with better ones requires time and experience. The author notes that modest men often have reasons to refrain from self-promotion.
An antique ad narrates Dr Hoxsie’s Certain Croup Cure and Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials from J S Parker, Fredonia New York. It cites large investments in electricity and mentions Frencham’s Pills for dyspepsia and a quail hatching note from St Clair Missouri.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as pleasant to taste and effective for cleansing kidneys and bowels, dispelling fevers and headaches, and curing habitual constipation. It claims fast action, broad benefits, and notes availability in 5 and 1 bottles through leading druggists, with procurement if not on hand.
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