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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1883
Page
2
The Wilmington Post reports the 42nd Congress adjourned March 4 after passing a tariff and revenue bill that cuts taxes by 75 million dollars, protects home industries, and reduces internal taxes. It frames praise for the bill, notes party dynamics, and highlights Senator Logan’s remarks on Civil War veterans and Sherman’s army, while critiquing Democratic tactics in tariff debates and praising Republican discipline.
The commissioner of internal revenue outlines the effect of the new law reducing internal revenue taxation. Repeals tax on capital and deposits for banks except those due, lowers taxes on checks drafts matches and other items, and sets tobacco taxes with rebates for overdue claims. Regulated stamps and forms will be updated before May 1 1883 as part of the adjustment. The tariff revision claimed to cut revenue by about seventy million for the next year, drawing Republican praise amid Democratic opposition. The article also reports a North Carolina murder case in Wilkes county and a dramatic coronation progression for the Russian czar with extensive preparations and public festivities in Moscow.
An unsigned item laments Seb Toombs anger at the government and urges a public figure to strike him with a baseball bat to draw him into a final confrontation. The fragment hints at weariness with Toombs and a call for decisive action amid political tension.
Fragmented text blurs into a scattered tale of European political unrest and local street violence. The piece references sectarian tensions, conspiracies, and trials in places like Dublin and Vienna, plus an anecdote of a Girard visitor confronting a rival on Fort Street and a Toronto dentist office melee after a failed tooth extraction.
The acting secretary of the treasury issues a circular about updated pilot rules for seas gulfs bays sounds and rivers excluding the Red River and Gulf of Mexico bound streams. Inspectors in districts will distribute two copies to each steamer before April 1 1883 and customs officers will post the notice. Cultivation versus malaria in Italy reports long term trial at Tre Fontane abbey showing improved health with soil cultivation and expansive eucalyptus plantings as 280 workers benefit. Notice the Quiet Girls argues against dismissing quiet girls while praising their potential and warns against idolizing noisy chatterboxes.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Craven County and individuals like Joseph Ganen and Wilieee, with references to medical relief and a two year term. The text is garbled and lacks a clear event or outcome to report.
A resident from Goldsboro New York describes a severe leg wound nearly needing amputation. After seeking Professor Wmn H Moore, a lasting cure was achieved in about ten months using his method and medicines. The testimonial claims complete restoration and praises the treatment.
Carteret County sheriff Julius F. Joes forwards a testimonial praising Moore’s medicines. The letter quotes a local resident and former patient recounting a long illness cured by Moore’s Fever Mixture and Laven end remedies, urging others to try them.
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