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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1883
Page
2
The Sentinel discusses postmaster economics, reader submissions, and editor oversight. It references Tarboro pride, Tarboro and Washington items, congressional records, and local press quirks. The piece notes gratitude for state support of the Tobacco Exposition, and laments mail delivery delays and misdirected copies.
A discussion extols graded schools stressing class division by attainment improves discipline and uniform mental growth. It contrasts graded schools with old village methods and uses a factory analogy to argue specialization and orderly progress. The piece also reprints the Wilmington Star view on tariffs, defending Revenue Tariffs and criticizing free trade charges while noting North Carolina Democrats’ 1882 platform.
Local editorials urge support for the Edenton Graded School with emphasis on equal access, district funding, and the role of white and colored citizens. Citizens are urged to vote on May 26 to decide if the school will proceed and whether progress overcomes prejudice.
Femine fashions display English straw hats with high crowns in colored straws trimmed with ostrich plumes and velvet loops. London gray straw hats feature gray ostrich plumes and oxidized steel dagger accents. Yellow straw hats show gold net garniture and mahogany tips. pink crape hats use rose plumes. Fashionable white split straw poke with roses and moss green velvet accents. Lace capotes with Chantilly lace and gold ostrich feather aigrette. White bonnets with Oriental lace and lilac brims complete the Easter collection.
A set of reader quotes extolling the Winston Sentinel and its editor T. E. Oldham highlighting its transformation into a weekly style paper. Praises from Concord Register Wilmington Star New York Globe Danbury Reporter Scotland Neck Commonwealth Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic and others.
Fraternal notes describe Georgia Major taking charge of the Last Time event and the Bar vs Hatekeye game in a light, regional column. The piece captures college spirit and campus activities with brief mentions of key moments.
A collage of lounge notices and comments from Winston Sentinel Gold Leaf and related papers includes quips on marriage and luck, a note about an upcoming solar eclipse on May 6th with Caroline Island as its track, snippets about editors turning soap-makers, and humorous verses on domestic life, all reflecting period voices and local wit.
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