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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1886
Page
1
Dr A L Mock offers professional medical services to Winston-Salem and surrounding area. He will be at his Liberty Street residence in the Nelson building when not away for work, with January 27 monthly notice and August 03 timing noted.
Local shop advertises carpets and upholstery items with emphasis on variety and sales. Furniture fabrics and home textiles are featured to attract customers seeking home improvement materials.
A poem reflects on friendship and mercy beyond life. The speaker urges forgiving memories, asking for mercy from a judging throne and hoping the departed will absolve past wrongs. The verse imagines repentance alongside death, softening harsh memories through divine pardon.
In Harper's Young People a tale features Sir Richard Oakley known as Dashing Dick aboard the Ariadne. A theft accusation arises when Bill Hawkins is charged with stealing kit items, leading to a shoemaker’s testimony about a missing boot, a bought odd boot, and the captain’s wary inquiry into guilt.
The Hurd-Romeis contest dominated the week with allegations of illegality and partisan speeches. Internal Revenue legislation and tariff debates were reported with several bills advancing, while the Senate’s secrecy and labor investigation stirred bipartisan scrutiny. North Carolina immigration notes describe investors and settlers eyed for Western and Eastern expansion.
A long manifesto from General Master Workman Powderly urges arbitration to end the great railroad strikes. He recounts meetings with Missouri Pacific officials, asserts damages claims and demands legal action where Knights of Labor members are involved, while calling for a peaceful settlement to prevent further crisis.
Broadly reports mining activity at King's Mountain Gold Mine in Cleveland and various court cases in Cleveland. Mentions sales of mine ore, local incidents in Lincolnton, and community notes from Danbury, Asheville, Union, Orange, Craven and Craven County with remarks on immigration, agriculture, and infrastructure. includes weathered anecdotes about local life and a brief rural travelogue.
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