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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1891
Page
3
A devotional poem extols the craft of weaving as a metaphor for faith. It speaks of the dignity of workers, the divine pattern in life, and the reward of heavenly wages. The text blends praise for craftsmanship with religious consolation about Providence and eternal reward.
A Chronicle correspondent denounces hangings and argues a man who kills without cause forfeits life and deserves punishment. The letter questions juries and contemplates severe penalties while touching on regional trials and public sentiment amid Southern industry tension and debates on justice.
Morganton mayor Wister Tate died after a drunken assailant planted a dynamite cartridge at his office. Tate, 65, an attorney and cousin of S McD. Tate, died the night of the explosion. The murderer, who had railroad work ties, remains at large as authorities seek capture and punishment.
The Tuesday night tribute at Battery Park hotel celebrated Edgar W Nye known as Bill Nye for his literary work benefiting Asheville and the Land of the Sky. Senator Vance ex Governor Stedman and W E Breese led the event with Breese as master of ceremonies.
An old advertisement urges women to use Rose Buds by the Leverett Specific Co to cure vaginal and uterine maladies. It promises renewed vitality and harmony with husbands, claims rapid relief from congestion inflammation and leucorrhea, and offers mail order delivery from Boston Massachusetts with a $1 price.
The Fayetteville Observer touts the C F and Y W railway as running the fastest trains on the Charleston end of the line in the state with actual speed around forty five miles an hour. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as curing scrofula and related ailments and boosting vigor. Fred Smith, a Guilford elder statesman aged about eighty, died on the 26th.
The piece argues against high flour prices calling flour a necessity next to water and notes selling at the lowest margin. It lists brands Patapsco Superlative Queen Roller patent and Orange Grove as available, asserting the store is fully equipped for groceries.
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