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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1881
Page
2
The issue notes the president’s fragile state after a Saturday scare yet no operation occurred and he stabilizes. It surveys Prohibition’s strong showing in North Carolina, Bragg criticisms, tobacco revenues, Caswell monument heat deaths, and shifting alignments in North Carolina and Virginia campaigns with Readjuster and party dynamics.
The table shows majorities by counties with most results heard, suggesting overall totals near 75,000. The record notes no county voted for Prohibition, while overall results appear sound though some inaccuracies may remain in late tallies.
The Winston Leader declares Prohibitionists were repulsed but not defeated while the Kernersville News says the movement will not rest and will push toward victory. The public verdict, as reported, suggests the movement faced a setback but remains active.
The state rejected Prohibition with broad-based opposition. Only a few counties and towns supported the measure, in what editors deem a strong rebuke to the push from promoters and preachers claiming the state was on a downward path.
An editorial warns against the Clyde syndicate and Richmond and Danville Railroad seeking to mortgage Western North Carolina Railroad. It questions Governor Jarvis on official stance and fears a statewide loss. The piece notes juvenile harm from toy pistols and reports five Baltimore lockjaw cases.
The article argues that the election result settled Prohibition and warns opponents to stop pushing the issue, lest a repeal effort gain ground. It then analyzes vast eastern capital flowing into the South, notably railroads and factories, with Atlanta and Georgia projects highlighted, predicting major regional development, immigration, and new enterprises based on the influx.
The article details rising Northern capital into Southern farms with new lenders in Atlanta and New Orleans. A New York banking firm and London based Anglo American Mortgage Co advertise seven percent farm loans, with monthly loaned sums around 100,000. Boston interests plan Mississippi cotton bond activity, while General Logan recalls capital interest in early Virginia rail bonds.
A compact adage urges skipping costly doctors and humbug cures in favor of nature’s simple remedies, praising Hop Bitters as the great remedy. The excerpt also reports a fatal shooting in Petersburg, Virginia, where John W. Green and William Lee killed each other in a violent exchange. Frank L. Haralson, State Librarian, Atlanta, GA, endorses Neuralgine as a specific for neuralgia and headache, urging its sale by all druggists.
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