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Newspaper
Wilson News
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1899
Page
6
A curious creature called buirush eater Piller native to New Zealand is described as a strange freak of nature. Reports claim a large black caterpillar sprouts a clublike stalk upon infection, with a single stem growing eight to ten inches tall, supported by spores and rare regrowth after breakage.
Swedish scientists measured the Wetternsee and found its maximum depth only 119 meters, challenging the long held belief of a bottomless lake. The article notes remaining mysteries about possible animal and plant migrations between Wetternsee and Lake Constance and reports claimed synchronized agitation between the two lakes during storms. The Kleine Zeitung observers call the phenomenon real but await rational explanation.
In Attinzhausen Canton UK a Schutzenfest highlights a 500-person community famed for William Tell. Of 184 competitors, 4 percent were women, with Katharina Wirseh, aged fifteen, scoring 50 points to win top prize. Her father Matthias Wirseh and seven of his children earned nine prizes that day.
The article explains that gunpowder upon exploding expands about 9,000 times its solid volume as a gas, filling a space greatly larger than its solid form. It presents a basic comparison of solid versus gaseous expansion for educational purposes.
An old advertisement extols Tutt's Liver Pills for stimulating bile flow and improving digestion. It claims benefits for headaches and tiredness and promotes a vigorous body through liver regulation.
The item lists train numbers, daily and weekly services, and connections through Raleigh Richmond Greensboro Spartanburg Asheville and Greensboro. It notes Pullman sleepers New York to Jacksonville and Charlotte to Augusta and includes station stops like Washington and Atlanta with times and origins.
Fragmentary notice lists St Cermain female and an agent for Uncle and Canace Ming Harvard in Chicago. The garbled text mentions water, money, and a date unclear, implying a sale or appointment but lacks coherent details or outcomes.
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