19 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1877
Page
1
A regional dialect lament by D Moseley recounts Uncle Pete recalling antebellum life on a North Carolina farm, the Civil War era, and the hardship after emancipation. The speaker notes family losses, lingering hunger, and hope for rest beyond this life while reflecting on plunder, slavery, and the cotton fields.
A reflective meditation on mothers as the healing, guiding center of family life. It extols a mother’s soothing touch and constant presence through childhood wounds, trials, and growth, contrasting maternal devotion with harsh worldly judgments and the enduring bond that shapes character. Included is a brief literary aside citing Lowell on life and death.
An Independence sermon by Rev. WM. O. Reid argues that the inferior animals share in salvation and future happiness. It cites Scripture from Genesis to Revelation to show creatures bearing God’s care, and predicts the universal restoration where wolf and lamb, lion and calf, live in harmony in a new heaven and new earth.
A man who had just struck town boarded a Michigan avenue car and began eating a large apple. A piece lodged in his windpipe, he coughed violently, and a fragment flew across to strike a woman in the eye. He apologized, claiming it an accident, and offered to let her spit on his boot to make it square. The woman remained upset as the remark ended with a proverb about justice and suffering.
A Mexican veteran recounts the Alamo siege from the Mexican side. The narrative, translated and vetted by Col. Ford, recalls Santa Anna's assault, the stubborn defense by Texans, and the fates of Travis and Crockett. It covers battlefield details, Mexican casualties, and the burning of American dead, ending with broader notes on Moorish courtship practices and a brief financial update.
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