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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1881
Page
2
The Wilmington Post reviews Civil War liver gunshot cases from the Surgical History of the War. Dr. H. P. Stearns cites 173 liver injury cases with varied outcomes. short-range shots favor survival more than pistol hits, and primary danger is shock and hemorrhage.
A public letter to North Carolina voters argues against a prohibition bill passed by the General Assembly. It condemns the union of church and state in enforcing moral law, warns against economic harm to local distillers, and states the measure would foster class tension between rich and poor while risking state finances and tax revenue.
A long anti prohibition tract argues economic hardship from eastern grain policies and details dangers of a public vote on prohibition. It condemns the bill as unconstitutional and foresees undermining judiciary and state governance while urging western citizens to reject it. The writing cites markets, transportation costs, and imagined constitutional crises to mobilize regional sentiment.
The piece attacks the Funders for debt, taxes, and opposing free schools while praising the Re Adjusters for school revival and a free ballot. It contrasts tax coupons and corruption with reform and progress in Virginia politics. The text references letters from GOP members and notes public campaigns in London Ontario and Virginia.
Fragmentary OCR forms a notice of lodge meetings and dates for Knights of Honor and related fraternal groups. It lists meeting nights, locations, and references to lodges such as Stonewall and Nebo, with scattered calendar hints and street corners.
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