Hopkins Fortune and Moral Dilemma Explored in Wilmington Star
The Wilmington Star recounts John Hopkins’s vast wealth and philanthropy shadowed by his belief in a divine mission to amass riches. It chronicles his secret aid to the needy, the stubborn fear of poverty, and a wealthy recluse’s admission that wealth brings tribulations. A gardener recalls Hopkins’s fear of hell for miserliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hopkins
Epaminondas
John Hopkins
John
Lam
God
Lives
Laz
Hell
Opting
Baltimore
Florida
Wilmington Star
The Walled Lake of Wright County Iowa Described
The piece extols the so called Walled Lake in Wright County twelve miles north of the Dubuque and Pacific railway and 150 miles west of Dubuque. It details a wall rising ten to fifteen feet wide at the base and five feet at the top with stones weighing from three tons down to 109 pounds. The surrounding area has no nearby stone sources and the wall’s builders remain unknown. The lake covers 2800 acres with depths up to 25 feet and water that is always clear and fresh despite unclear origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Wright County
Dubuque
Dubuque City
North Carolina in the Revolutionary War Suturing Glory and Credit
Senator Vance honors North Carolina for supplying the largest southern contingent in 1776 and recounts NC troops’ roles from Princeton to Monmouth. He denounces the chronic misattribution of NC soldiers’ deeds to South Carolina and urges readers to claim rightful laurels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Princeton
Brandywine
Germantown
Monmouth
Lincoln
Charleston
South Scaninadl
North Carolina
Howe
Gates
Greene
South Carolina
Ror Nash
Col. Williams
Caswell County
Tryon
Lincoln County
Hambright and Chronicle
Williams
King’s Mountain
Cowpens
Morgan
Joe McDonald
Burke and
Rutherford
Davidson
Mecklenburg
Cowan’s Ford
Gen
Pickens
Hanzling Rock
Rocky Mount
Irwin
Huggins
Davie
Sumter
McRee
Iredell
Old fashioned views on courtship and love from Bill Arp
The piece laments modern youth and courting trends, arguing that temptation from fashion, jewelry, and dances corrupts young relationships. It contrasts past innocence with present distractions and recalls a cherished first kiss and idealized courtship, urging restraint until proper marriage.
Curious Trees and Water-yielding Leaves in World Flora
The text describes various trees and their remarkable traits: a Jamaica native abber tree with leaves that stay alive after severing, a Madagascar traveler s tree yielding fresh water from leaves in arid regions, a dry Canaries island with a water-leaf tree aided by a cloud and cisterns, a camphor tree whose sap forms large concrete lumps, and a South American milk tree whose milk exudes from bark notches. It notes the sorrowful tree in Goa that blooms only at night, and mentions France s tiniest gloves for the American market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
South America
Jamaica
Madagascar
Fierro
Canaries
Goa
Bombay
Colonel Pelton and the Apache War Bride Reunion
The tale follows Colonel Albert G. Pelton who lost his wife to Apache arrows near Fort Macre on the Rio Grande. He survives and hunts the Apaches with renewed purpose, later guiding a dangerous raid into their camp and reuniting with a blind wife years after their separation. A separate vignette presents a bishop’s quip on Sabbath and domestic blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert G. Pelton
Rio Grande
Laredo
Peter the Sermit
Texas
Fort Macre
Albequin
New Mexico
Pelton
Cod
Thees
Port Maere
Colonel Pelton
Ile
Ayere Din
Alwaid
Col
Ches
Gol Pelton
Albegain
Col. Pelton
Bella
Albert
Why Women are not Masons and The New Comet
A satirical tale explains why women cannot be Freemasons using Adam and Eve as the example, then notes the new comet becoming visible with expert opinions on its orbit. The column ends with homely reflections on wealth, character, and heredity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Eve
Adam
Mason
Grand Lodge
Leason
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The
Winston Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
Sentinel
Winston, N.C
Mosta
EF Vail
Preston Roan
Winston
Ark
Susnex
Portland, Maine
Golden Chance
Trus & Co
Augusta
Maine
W. T. Vogler
Winston, N. C
Main Street
Iltel
EPS
EL Averett
Averett & Booksellers
D. .Welson
Danville
Virginia
Robert D. Johnston
New York
Hay House
H.S. Foy
J. W. Foy
FOY & Bre
Provretr
Robar
Gray
Merchants’ Hotel
J. Lindsay Patterson
Winston, NC
Ission
Wade
Perm HH. Dillard
Greensboro
J. G. Ector
Depot Street
Ctti
Ie Sale
Rdlivery Stable
F. G. Crutchfield
Crutchfield & Stedman
TLAND
Griffith, Moore and Co
Jas A. Gray
Fire Insurance
United States
N. C
Senator Vance
Kinston
Jones
Swain
Graham
Bill
France
Bishop Paine
Usk
Professor Stone
Swift
Chandler
Merriman
England
Halley
Galixtus
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