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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1881
Page
2
The President’s condition shows little change with intermittent waking and improving appetite. Reports from August 24 note stable pulse and temperature, with no parotid swelling change. Other items mention Garfield fund totals, political races, court actions, and weather tensions across regions.
The item notes rising tobacco prices due to drought and scarce water, a forecast of poor crops, and the mobility of labor as workers move north. It cites Wexxor the weather prophet, the Atlanta Exposition as a turning point for the South, Bay City forest fires, and a Chicago incident with Crowe.
Artestion shifts into Virginia politics with national interest as two tickets Democrats and Readjusters vie in the fall election. The Republicans may unite with Readjusters, skipping a regular party ticket. Governors candidates Daniel and Cameron campaign statewide, drawing sharp attention from Northern Republicans monitoring for a break in the solid South.
The writer travels from Winston to Tennessee visiting Lynchburg for a tobacco sale and notes dry weather in East Tennessee. Wheat rises to 1.30 per bushel and corn also climbs, with tobacco prices still below Winston market despite advances. The tone records limited news and general impressions of the trip.
A fragment notes North Carolina as the first state with gold production up to 1827. The item references a century of mining origins and the state’s early gold history as reported in the old North Carolina context.
Frost touches Ashe county on July 31. Cleveland county votes 25000 for N C Midland Railroad. A coon hunter injured by a falling tree in Edgecombe. Rail service expected to Chapel Hill within two months. Dog tongue vanilla plant shipped from Wilmington. Rev A C Dixon leaves Asheville Baptist for Norfolk church. Oxford Henderson railroad finished with grand celebration on Tuesday the 16th. Swepson mills in Alamance near rebuilding after fire. Pine straw trade expands fast in Wilmington. North State Mining to survey road to Jefferson via Statesville Taylorsville Wilkesboro. Bishop Lyman injured near Wilkesboro and unable to continue visits. Triddenite gem found in North Carolina with high value. Randolph raid breaks up 14 distilleries. Boston caterpillars devastate trees as city fails to defend with protectors. Clergymen urged to commend genuine remedies like Hop Bitters for family use.
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