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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1882
Page
2
Large gathering of North Carolina Republican leaders in Washington. State Convention set for June 14. Discussion covers Prohibition, pensions costs, and political maneuvering around the Cooper faction and Harmful influence questions. Armfield discusses tariff and tax issues with a seven page address printed for distribution.
In Danville a fatal morning confrontation ended with Dr Lipscomb dying after a pistol exchange with his father-in-law Sterling E Edmunds. The trial heard Mrs Lipscomb describe long-standing abuse by her husband and the breakfast table shooting incident. Edmunds was discharged.
A Washington letter notes a gathering of North Carolina Republican politicians including Cooper, Dr Mott, Cannady, Collector W. H. Wheeler, G. M. Walker, W. H. Harbin, D. A. Evans and A. H. Ven Bokelian as they move between Washington and their homes.
The writer recalls debt cleared by selling land and experiments with one acre of tobacco yielding 1300 pounds, damaged 200. He laments poor cultivation, praises mountain brooks and scenery, and contrasts idealized Arcadian dreams with a wife’s toil and real labor. He notes a neighbor, Mrs Lowe, and counts 186 descendants.
Rasuicu North Carolina April 19 1882 At a Democratic party Central Executive Committee meeting the call was issued for a May 3 gathering in this city to fix the time and place of a state convention and transact other business A full attendance is desired The secretary J J Litchford signed the notice The state executive committee members are listed by district with names and assigns.
An advertisement extols Parker's Ginger Tonic as regulating the stomach liver and kidneys improving blood quality and overall vitality. It suggests the product strengthens the entire system and invites readers to view other columns.
The article warns of five court orders protecting the public from frauds using Simmons Liver Regulator. It urges buyers to use only the genuine product from J. H. & Co. in white wrap with the red Z. It also debunks rumors about General Grant's wealth and pensions, and promotes Florestan Cologne for lasting fragrance.
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