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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1883
Page
2
A survey of regional ambitions discusses posting agents across counties in Western North Carolina. It notes commissions for postmasters and others with five or more yearly cash subscriptions, plus special terms for News Men, while reflecting on crop prospects, tax changes, and local papers and figures from 1883.
The 1882 Durham tobacco exposition plan aims to showcase Winston’s leaf and manufactured tobaccos. Local leaders urge Winston factories to assemble a Forsyth County exhibit, led by R D Brown, to attract Northern and Western visitors and boost Winston as a great inland city.
The article defends its past report on Mr. Taylor the Post Master, notes a corrected accusation after exoneration, and condemns cringing press culture. It asserts commitment to honest convictions, warns against bullying, and criticizes servile press parasitism while praising principled journalism.
A colonial era recipe collection outlines sweets and savories. Instructions include Ware Murrivs muffins using sugar flour egg whites butter and baking powder. Raisix Wrxe preserves in sugar and lemon juice with daily stirring for ten days. Sardine Toasts pair sardines with hot buttered bread and lemon. Merineurs form meringue shells baked until crisp then filled with whipped cream.
A tattered excerpt details folk recipes for paints and pigments. Instructions cover making black green from coal and oil, best painters' size from raw oil, parying a house with lime white wash, pink from cochineal and madder, and house paints for outside and inside with oil and turpentine ratios.
Ex President Hayes declines Ohio gubernatorial bid while Eliza Pryxston dies jailed in Canton Louisiana after electoral controversy. Actress Kate Putnam becomes honorary Mobile fire company member. Davin Davis last seen at a California horse race. Ex Senator Davis eyes Blooming theater sale. wedding trip signals change. Bethany church gains 345 new Sunday School members. Wanamaker notes growth of his initial mission. Evangellist Barnes in London alleges Victoria a descendant of King David. Frederick Douaus R observes denies wealth claims. fortune overstated. Czarina’s coronation robes described in lavish detail.
A breezy assemblage of humorous aphorisms, literary jests, and social asides. The piece riffs on Washington, Zulus, cholera fears, and public notices, weaving in names, places, and witty reversals. It closes with a village postmaster anecdote about mistaken letters and misread names.
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