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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1878
Page
2
The piece criticizes reviving the whipping post and reestablishing older penalties in North Carolina. It mocks the idea, ridicules racial and political arguments, and argues for more modern penal options and fiscal prudence.
The Raleigh audience hears Governor Vance refuse to join Emancipation Day celebrations while conceding freed colored people deserve protection. The piece notes Carolina Republican reorganization and a Union county incident where U S officials were forced to release a prisoner amid a rifle club confrontation. Lt Waiton reports on the Huron wreck at Nagg's Head with survivor accounts.
The New York correspondent describes Roger Prior as a quiet, highly principled Virginian lawyer in New York City. He is anti repudiation and favors cutting southern debts, opposing carpet bag obligations, and is praised for honor, chivalry, and integrity.
In a Third Avenue car a man touts rock candy and whiskey as a remedy for consumption. Ellis B. Schnabel recites a personal transformation from near death to health, claiming the remedy cured his lungs. He warns against steam whiskey and urges a five pound candy to a gallon of old rye for a cordial.
A sensational account describes a so called cordial to cure long standing coughs and consumption. The remedy combines sugar alcohol with diet advice and odd dosages. Promoters claim rapid recovery and the transformation of blood and flesh, urging steady use despite unclear dangers.
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