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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1881
Page
2
Geor g M Mathes reports a major anti prohibition event to be held in Winston on Tuesday August 2 with public speakers from both sides. The piece notes Clemonsville discussions August 2c and highlights political shifts in New York and debates over liquor laws, tariffs, taxes, and the impact on farmers and revenue.
Report outlines a wartime style operation performed by Drs Agnew and Hamilton to drain a pus cavity formed along a ball wound. A drainage tube was inserted to allow pus to escape, aiding relief and improving prospects for recovery.
Citizens express unease over line location and urge the road to pass Winston. Directors favor a proper route, with surveys completed to Greenwood, D C, and maps ready for inspection. Delays are blamed on charter and subscription processes before August 4th as work, mule teams, masons, and labor accelerate.
W J Best assumes permanent control of the A and N C Railroad, pays all sums, secures pledges, repairs bridges and warehouses, and plans excursions between Goldsboro and Morehead. Surveys run Goldsboro to Salisbury and Salisbury to Asheboro and Pittsboro, about 45 miles with over 100 miles surveyed, signaling a challenge to the Richmond and Danville monopoly and a push for moderate freight rates.
The article discusses Capella as a guiding star for locating a new comet, noting its brightness growth and color shift from red to creamy white. It also mentions a false lynching rumor in Stokes and a stale insurance company ending policies for holders in New York, reflecting local notices.
A Vermonter compares Vermont liquor control over sixty years to national models, noting local and county variance, harsh laws, and widespread sales. He argues prohibition fails to stop liquor, citing smuggling, backroom bars, perjury, and evasion, while urging revenue preservation over prohibition.
The Clarkesville Leaf reports the tobacco crop as very promising from available info, yet notes farmers planted late with many plants damaged by heat and drought. Stands are poor, much of the planting remains in clouds, and a half crop may serve as a fair baseline unless a favorable season emerges.
Senator Voorhees opposes the constitutional amendment prohibiting alcohol sales in Indiana. He argues no state can prosper by confiscating citizens property and opposes sumptuary laws. The piece notes the praise for Hop Bitters as a cure all after skeptical initial reactions.
Weldon News cites a warning from state librarian Frank Pibaraisnal about three Gaston area children who fell ill and died after eating blackberries with locust eggs. The alert urges careful blackberry consumption. Frank L. Hardison endorses Neuralgine as a headache remedy in Atlanta.
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