21 Aug 1889
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1889
Page
1
Poem-like obituary lament for a infant daughter, describing life cut short by death, faith in resurrection, and the angelic afterlife. Narrator reconciles grief with religious conviction, picturing the child as a celestial spirit in eternal grace.
A historical account describes Judge Field fining a wife for contempt and imprisoning her suitor Terry. After confronting Field in a public dining room, Terry struck Field and was later killed by Field’s associate. The piece argues Field and his aides are accessories to murder.
A collage of aphorisms and oceanic reflections cites the world’s quirks and crises. notes on London paupers and New York debts mingle with poetry on death and consolation. headlines reference rail mileage, Eiffel Tower visitors, and Panama yellow fever.
A long epistolary miscellany blends praise of virtue with social quips and brief political notes. It mentions Rev. Talmage’s arrest, John L. Sullivan’s imprisonment, a sweet potato trust in Baltimore, Davy Crockett’s Tennessee birthday observance, and various early 20th century political machinations and labor struggles.
Reports cover early public buildings in Statesville and Raleigh, a $100000 hotel effort, a Burgow population estimate, and plans for Murfreesboro cotton manufacturing. Also notes on a pine fibre bagging venture in Wilmington, a balloonist fatality at Mt Holly, Masons membership rise, elderly death near Center, crop prospects in Wayne County, internal revenue job applications, Durham rail service, and printing history in New Bern.
Fragmentary OCR text indicates a 19th or early 20th century claim of cures for opium and liquor habits by a method or product. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged text, but the fragment suggests a promotional claim of personal recovery and market implications.
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