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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1886
Page
2
The publisher swears the Tue Sentinel’s bona fide weekly circulation for the quarter ending December 31, 1885 averaged 2902 copies. The note also references newspaper mailing lists, church conference plans, and editorial retirements.
The Morven frauds notice aside, the Danville Martinsville and Greensboro districts discuss adding railroads to boost Winston and Salem. Editors urge business leaders and property owners to back decisive rail expansion, arguing growth, prosperity, and value depend on better lines and access to markets. The piece notes Forsyth and the Fifth District politics and offers a promotional subscription deal.
A reshuffle at The Daily Reporter installs W. S. Pearson as editor while the former publisher contemplates starting a Durham bank. The piece muses on journalism as a republic of letters and cites multiple newspaper notices and opinions, including reflections from Winston, Beaufort and Edgefield readers on the public press and its fortunes.
Special correspondence reports a dramatic blaze in Wilmington largely destroying three vessels two churches and about thirty residences. The steamer Bladen and River Queen burned after catching fire while westerly winds fed the flames. The Front Street M E Church and Atlantic Coast Line offices suffered total losses. Private dwellings including colored housing burned. relief efforts mobilized as many insured properties survived. The disaster eclipsed commercial districts with a million and a half dollars in losses and widespread damage across the Brooklyn section. The Orton House guests contributed to relief funds as authorities assess ongoing distress from the fire.
A notice from FP. C. Robbins as referee states the tobacco factory premises owned by Messrs. Bitting and Whitaker will be sold for cash on the 26th at the tobacco factory. The sale is ordered by Faray and Fanavany with a wolf test in hand.
Magnolia balm claimed as a secret beauty aid. Manya owes her grace to it, though she would rather not disclose details, and others cannot tell.
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