Grateful appreciation from a generous press praise
A reflective editorial on the power of praise to lift spirits and brighten lives. The piece cites two North Carolina editors, Dr. Kingsbury of the Wilmington Messenger and Tur Wilson Mirror editor Henry Blount, praising their collegial recognition and humane journalism.
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Dr. Kingsbury
Wilmington Messenger
North Carolina
Hales
Holden
Gales
Saunders
J. D. Cameron
Creecy
J. W. Cameron
J. D. Hosham
J. H. Mills
Henry Blount
State
Tur Wilson Mirror
Daniels
The
State Chronicle
Blount
Nashville Manifest Destiny Aims At Tobacco and Manufacturing
This excerpt argues Nashville should concentrate effort to become the state's premier tobacco market and a manufacturing hub. It asserts the goal is attainable in a short time, though not within a year or two, and frames the plan as the city’s manifest destiny.
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Nashville
Praise for North Carolina press by Hilliard editor
A critic lauds North Carolina editors led by Hilliard of Scotland Neck Democrat. He praises scholarly leadership, dedication of young journalists, and asserts the state owes a debt to its editors for honest, ennobling work.
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Scotland Neck
Hilliard
North Carolina
Sullivan and Kilrain Caught for Mississippi Trial
John L Sullivan, the prize fighter, and Kilrain were arrested and carried to Mississippi to be tried for violations of state laws. They face confinement in the penitentiary where their brawny muscle may be assigned to work.
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John L Sullivan
Kilrain
Mississippi
Nash County’s Tobacco Rise Spurs Call for Central Market
The Southern Cotton Exchange ranks North Carolina low in cotton output but notes growth in manufacturing and railways. Nash County’s tobacco cultivation grows from 25 acres in 1884 to about 1500 acres in 1889, with Edgecombe Wilson Halifax and eastern Warren and Franklin counties also expanding. The piece argues for a first‑rate central market near Nashville to serve this tobacco region.
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Southern Cotton Exchange
North Carolina
Nash County
Nash
Edgecombe
Wilson
Halifax
Warren
Franklin
Nashville
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