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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1879
Page
4
A correspondent describes a Greek wedding in Patea with ritual details such as candlelight, best man, three kisses, wine from a single cup, and a table tour. The piece shifts to an extended, emphatic tribute to babies, arguing universal love for babies and the social value of having one own, with moral rhetoric about parents and happiness.
The junior class learns bread making and pastry along with kitchen skills. They study cooking, yeast, soups, and roast turkey while also gaining theory in chemistry mathematics and English. The article asserts these women will marry soon after graduation, praising their domestic mastery and independence.
Morganton Blade notes the Duke of Argyle and his family arrived in New York en route to Canada to visit the Marquis of Lorne. It comments on New York papers overpraising the noble visitor and traces his kinfolk and ancestry, including Campbell and Stoward lines.
The Springfield Republican contrasts Northern and Southern reactions to Decoration Day. It cites General Hamilton and Wendell Phillips attacking rebel graves and praising mercy, while Southern leaders push for honoring loyal dead and adjournment, arguing Northern rhetoric inspires unrest. A New York incident ends with a man throwing his son-in-law from a fifth-floor window and carrying a feather bed downstairs.
A farmer near Charlotte explains that removing fencing reduces costs and allows old broom-sedge fields and waste lands to be put into cotton. With proper plowing and fertilizers, 100 plus acres near the road and up to 500 countywide begin producing cotton after years of neglect, signaling agricultural improvement and prosperity. The writer urges adoption of fence laws as essential to continued reclamation and prosperity.
Advertising copy details symptoms of worm infections and promises cure with Dr McLane’s Vermifuge. Claims product is mercury free and safe for infants. Mentions signatures C McLane and Fieaixnc Bos on the wrapper.
Advertisement warns that only genuine De. C. McLane's Liver Pints from Fleming Bros of Pittsburgh are authentic. It notes red wax seals on lids and signatures of C. McLane and Fleming Bros, cautioning against imitations with altered spellings.
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