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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1880
Page
3
A compilation of town items notes ill health and social happenings. Mentions Mrs Roas illness and local gossip quips, tobacco prices, labor hours, a new Methodist paper, and town improvements. Reports on Tax Carolina Chill Cure, school activities, musical plans, and various residents’ movements and visits.
The item notes Rev Johnson was assaulted by neighbors last Tuesday, a youth named Willis Williams shot himself rabbit hunting in Davie county, and a series of community notices cover tobacco warehouse traffic, furniture ads, graveyard repairs, school district division, Orange Presbytery meeting, escaped convicts, Hinshaw brothers ad, Randthau ler lectures, Captain Hollister departure, new lawyers, stage audience behavior, oil barrel shortage, Mr C E Moore’s Kansas trip, and a reaction to Miss Pomeroy performances.
Revenue officials described a Wilkes County raid in which Kellogg and his party destroyed twelve stills and several hundred gallons of whiskey. The report notes abundant corn juice extractors in the area aiding raiders and emphasizes the crackdown on illegal distilling. Also covered is a local church planning to build a larger M E Church at an estimated eight thousand dollars with most funds already raised.
Notices record two marriages in Clemmonsville and Winstonburg, one Salem death of Mrs Evart at about 30. A son Bufus Eva Gener born Jan 29 1876 died Dec 24 1879. Tuttle Burk a child aged about three succumbs to croup after prior illness. Parent letters express faith and consolation in the afterlife.
An array of local notices promotes Carolina Chill Cure and other patent medicines sold at Smiths Drug Store and Thompson s Drug Store. Vendors including Cartum Bros Co Greensboro NC and Lamrs supply lamps and cheap goods. Micropromotions urge readers to buy cures, cigars, clothing and hardware at low prices.
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