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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1888
Page
4
The Greensboro Patriot rails against Prohibition Democrats and warns of Radical gains while defending temperance as a centuried issue. It condemns church leaders urging intolerance and argues prohibition must respect free agency amid fierce political division.
The Star discusses claims of Grant Sherman and Sheridan as great soldiers. It questions Sheridan's truly great status while noting Grant and Meade and Thomas differently. General Sheridan is praised in the North yet judged less by the South, with national loss at his death noted.
The nomination of Hon. F M Simmons on Friday for re election to the House of Representatives from the Second Congressional District received a hearty and graceful endorsement. He is praised as able zealous faithful patriotic and his service in Congress is described as brilliant and lasting in its fame.
An editorial argues against viewing the Mills bill passage by thirteen votes as ominous. It cites thirteen as a positive symbol in American history from the thirteen colonies to the founding document and the union, portraying the number as auspicious for growth and durability.
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