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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1881
Page
1
A compact meditation on drifting apart in love and life. Two hearts slowly separate as the world grows distant and unloving, leaving only resignation and a lingering ache. No fault declared, only endurance and the ache of loss.
A London or provincial theatre tale recalls a small town production of Gramond Brig and a lively supper with a real sheep head and a drop of whisky. A nine year old girl, the neighbor’s bairn, begs for a drink and secretly pockets a snuff-box whisky, later comforting a sick boy Willie in a cramped home as a drunken father looms. The narrator witnesses resilience amid poverty and secrecy. The piece closes with a long list of U.S. presidents and burials, noting deaths in office and living ex-presidents and vice-presidents.
North Carolina law requires executors and administrators to take an oath and publish a creditors notice in a county newspaper. The article warns that failure to publish voids the oath and can block the statute of limitations defense, citing Cox vs Cox as precedent. It urges proper advertising to avoid liability and ensure duties are fulfilled.
The note recalls a baby's death and a mother's sorrow with vivid, old time elegiac imagery. A telegraph operator adds a quip about learning violin, joking that soaping the bow and oiling strings will quiet nocturnal practice.
A health column outlines a seven step program for longevity. Steps include moderate meals of oats meat and fruit, fresh air, early retirement, warm clothing and frequent bathing, bright light and outdoor time, and cultivating cheer. Advice to girls warns against pretentious fashion and aims to foster compassion over vanity.
An inch of rain is the depth of water that would stand on a level surface if not absorbed or shed. Across an acre, 144 square feet per inch yields 6,272,040 cubic inches of water, about 22 tons in imperial measure, roughly 113 tons per acre per year. The Augusta News notes the annual rainfall in the city would amount to about 5,655 pounds per acre per year.
A fragmented scene recalls a summer at the shore with flirtatious banter between Mordestes and a young woman. Interwoven are queries about a lover’s photo, a Cairo girl’s guarded romance, and a joke on youth versus age. A stray joke on fowls ends the fragment.
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