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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1883
Page
2
Advertisements seek agents and subscriptions with favorable rates and terms. poems and public-interest pieces invited. Obituary honors Judge Jerry Black and reflects on his public service. North Carolina features prominent display at the Boston Exposition with Gov. Butler and Gov. Jarvis invited for the opening program.
The former governor W W Holden publishes a Raleigh News and Observer notice declaring he has left the Republican party and will likely give reasons. He denies links to the Gagensboro Patriot editor Hussey and the State Chronicle project beginning in Raleigh.
The Statesville Landmark denounces the Star for dictatorial journalism in North Carolina. It accuses the Star of patronizing other papers while boycotting dissenters and notes the Star’s habit of attacking opponents, even as it itself is criticized for pretensions and self-importance. It laments the Star’s demise and mocks its recent conduct.
The North Carolina Fruit Growers Association held its second annual fruit fair in Wilmington August 22 and 23. Lineback Brothers won best six apple varieties and other premiums went to J H Sailor N W Craft J S Ragsdale J Van Lindley M T Hughes for evaporated fruit exhibit. The event featured elaborate displays, a peach packing shed model, spectacular at night with balloons and fireworks, and strong civic hospitality.
Hon Walter F Poors Republican Congressman elect from the 1st district has died after a period of ill health. He was a promising young figure admired across party lines. An election to fill the vacancy will likely be ordered at once with Maj Louis Latham expected as the Democratic choice.
An editorial from Hickory Carolinian praises Judge Daniel G. Fowle as a progressive Democrat and predicts he will rise as a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, rejecting Liberal stigma and urging press to stop suspicions and back his renomination by the Democratic Party. The piece asserts his strength and vows of a strong campaign against Republicans.
The article urges Winston society to oppose a new Southern fad deemed indecent. It argues mothers sisters and wives should influence men to reject the practice. Also praised Winston for backing a $10,000 school building on a $2,500 lot and notes local taxes plus donor support.
The State Chronicle will publish in Raleigh every Saturday starting September 15 as a broadly Democratic weekly with extensive correspondents across the state and major cities. It promises in depth articles on politics industry education and state resources, plus letters from New York Washington and abroad and a weekly world news digest. Advertising canvassers are sought with generous terms and subscription rates listed.
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