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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1880
Page
1
Poem reflecting grief and faith as the speaker trusts God to ease longing for departed loved ones. It speaks of clouds, shadows, and unanswered prayers, urging turning to God for comfort until dawn of brightness.
Nellie Wentworth, the unmarried sister, visits and declares she is tired of fashionable life and married to a parson. She plans to marry a millionaire, then reflects she cannot escape longing for the parson and repentant sorrow for her past treatment of him. Her inner conflict ends as she contemplates returning to the little green rectory.
Nellie, humbled by a reverent service, discovers her love for Frank Penrose as he preaches. She admits she has always loved him while torn from him by society. Frank offers a hopeful future at the parsonage as Nellie faces her choices and forgives past hurts. Larry adds a lingered remark about fidelity.
An ardent meditation on money as a universal obsession. The piece argues that the love of money corrupts virtue, drives deceit, and perverts values from childhood to old age, posing money as a modern Moloch that mercilessly consumes humanity's sacred ties.
Reported paralysis shocks Democratic leaders as Oregon seats loom. With Oregon Republican and other vacancies, Democrats fear losing seats could cost control in 1881. Maine and New Jersey offer slim hopes for restoring a Democratic edge.
State Senator Jacobs of Brooklyn, permanent president of the New York Democratic State convention, argues in the New York Senate that the party can win without Tilden. He favors nominating a strong man who loves country over party and asserts Democrats will oppose any candidate believed unlikely to be elected. He adds that Tilden may not be the strongest, but the convention may still support him if chosen.
A historical report compares European education stats noting Germany has 60 000 schools 6 000 000 pupils and a per head cost near 75 cents while Russia educates 1 100 000 pupils in 32 003 schools at about 7 cents per person Russia fares worst among nations with prominent gaps in schooling investment and reach.
Senate Exodus Committee heard Gen Thomas W Conway testify that a Republican plan directed Black migration from Kansas to Indiana Illinois and Michigan to boost Republican power. Conway described meetings with Indiana leaders and Governor St John of Kansas and said agents recruited Black settlers tied to political aims and funded by supporters.
The article describes arranged marriages among islanders in Guinea where families decide unions early, forbidding betrothed couples from interacting. Etiquette enforces separation, hiding in public, and avoiding others in the future in-laws’ households. A school incident is mentioned with a student joking that his future mother-in-law is nearby.
A detailed guide explains early planting, sun exposure, soil type, and manuring for fine tobacco. It covers seed sowing rates, bed preparation, and the dangers of pine brush, plus subsoil plowing, land leveling, and timing of planting from May 20 to June 1 for broad leaf Orinoco variety. It outlines when to top and the correct cutting ripeness, and discusses barn design and curing methods from coal to flame heat with emphasis on moisture control and color preservation.
The Baltimore American notes New York hosts vast private wealth led by John Jacob Astor and William H Vanderbilt. It cites Vanderbilt income above 5 million yearly, Astor fortunes near 100 million in real value, and other magnates like Gould Green and Hilton. It also mentions Rothschilds, the Rhinelanders and Knickerbocker families as wealth holders.
The text argues gratitude is natural in noble souls and not easily taught by lectures. It notes memory of kindness endures while unremembered favors fade, and warns that urging people to be grateful often provokes anger or resentment rather than appreciation.
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