11 Jan 1880
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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1880
Page
1
Advertisement outlines second class mailing at the Wilmington Post in Wilmington North Carolina. Subscriptions priced at 100 dollars yearly and 75 cents for six months. Communications go to The Wilmington Post. Ads charged at standard rates with exceptions only under special contracts.
A national convention of the Republican party will meet in Unicaco on Wednesday, June 2, at noon to nominate candidates for President and Vice President. Delegates are urged from each Congressional district, state, territory, and the District of Columbia, with notable signatories and committee names listed. The editorial notes reservations about Grant seeking a third term and endorses a cautious anti third-term stance.
United States Ordnance Agency invites sealed duplicate proposals to purchase obsolete and unserviceable stores. Bids due Feb 10 for various arsenals and forts across multiple states. Mar 10 covers additional locations including western territories and academies. Terms: cash, 10 percent line award, delivery after acceptance and removal period.
The speaker recalls leaning from an open window and being saved from danger by a sudden event. A banging shutter in a northeast wind prompts action, leading to the plan that friends will be invited to attend the obsequies. The fragment ends with an odd line about an ewe and the number 8.
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