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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1884
Page
2
The piece argues for a southern coalition with liberal Republicans to weaken bourbon opposition and push peace, praising gradual reconciliation while attacking the southern bourbon as obstructive. It contrasts Republican and Democratic parties, warning that the Democratic platform rests on past misdeeds and urging readers to support reform and unity.
James W. Walker of Newberry South Carolina, linked to an engine theft in Hendersonville, died by suicide in Galveston Vaudeville theatre after warning a theatre aide he would kill himself to avoid capture. The incident follows the earlier engine theft and explosion tied to the run to Tryon City. El Mahdi note adds a separate political remark.
An Arkansas school director reflects on education’s value in the community. He recalls a time of ignorance, then notes personal transformation after being indicted for forging a check. The Arkansaw Traveller reports the paradox of education and crime.
A jumbled article fragment describes dyspepsia effects from day and night pains to sour mood and bad breath. It promotes Brown's Iron Bitters as a stomach aid plus a tale about Sheridan's saddle and a soldier's duty. It also notes Cosmism as a new religion emphasizing deeds over creeds.
A narrative of three drummers on a Pittsburg bound train who brew a large toddy with whiskey and abundant sugar. One drummer departs to fetch ice but is warned by the baggage man not to take more. An American party on a Heidelberg platform exchanges quips with a pompous student in a humorous clash.
Norfolk Virginia advertises the Dismal Swamp Lottery under a charter from the state legislature. The plan aims to improve and extend the canal linking Virginia and North Carolina, with regular drawings each third Thursday under authorized commissioners. For February 21, 1881 Class D is presented with details.
The drawing held January 17, 1881, in City. Officials GEO. T. Rogers and others certify the drawing was fair. Capital prize $5,000 with other prizes noted. Advertisement text follows forPHOTONS and carriages and related goods.
A letter extols Warner's Safe Cure citing testimonials from professors and physicians. The author recounts using the product, finds it not injurious, and suggests it could aid kidney troubles, praising H Warner for a discovery aiding humanity.
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