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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1885
Page
2
Miscellaneous ads for Trinity College and various businesses. A noted subscription drive offers Gov. Alfred M. Scales portraits to new subscribers. Sentinel Club rates listed for different club sizes. Postscript mentions newspaper access for visitors and rate terms for ad insertions and discontinued ads.
Publishers urged to correspond for newspaper ventures with old ads for press equipment. Reports note W H Vanpersiit’s death in New York, the suspension of the Goldsboro Argus, and the Forty Ninth Congress with Carlisle speaker and Sherman president pro term. Mentions Tokay vineyard wines, legal writings by Major Wm H Maroni, and nuptials of James Iredell Meares and Miss Forger of Cortland New York.
A portrait of Davin B. Hirt, newly reelected Governor of New York, amid comparisons with past statesmen and a discussion of party dynamics. The piece traces Hill’s rise, Hendricks’ death impact on campaigns, and the potential 1888 Democratic ticket, noting Hirt as a rising figure in a reshaping power landscape.
The piece notes Governor Hill’s strong popular hold in New York and predicts possible Democratic focus on him. It reviews the Greensboro Prohibition Convention’s likely impact on next year’s race, endorses moderation in liquor laws, and cautions against pledges that could hurt reform efforts. It also urges Congressman Skinner to act in Washington, citing district criticisms and the need for personnel changes.
Warrenton North Carolina opens its first tobacco warehouse with a grand sale. The Arrington Warehouse, built by S P Arrington of John Arrington and Son Petersburg Virginia, attracts buyers from Raleigh Durham Hanover Petersburg and Richmond. Tobacco from Halifax Nash Wayne Franklin and Vance counties plus Maine shows strong interest as prices succeed.
A historical notice item outlines mortgage sale advertising rules from a North Carolina act requiring sale notices posted at the courthouse and three public places for thirty days and four weeks of newspaper publication with costs capped at three dollars, alongside assorted public notices and advertisements on various topics including local politics and commerce.
A sweeping catalog of fabrics and accessories outlines prices on dress silks from 25 cents to 1.75 per yard, velvets, linens, lawns, muslins, laces, and trims. It lists ready-made tablecloths, blankets, domestic goods, gloves, hosiery, and assorted haberdashery, all in varied colors and grades.
A local listing advertises a wide range of footwear including pera slippers, new part ties, cloth and fixed-lace styles, gaiter shoes in morocco, kid, peb, goat, calf, veal calf, pebble, buff, wax kip leather and other sides. Prices range from 40 cents to $5.00 per pair for children, misses, and ladies.
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