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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1887
Page
4
An editorial celebrates Christmas as a timeless festival. It frames the holiday as humanity's enduring beacon beyond political or religious change, urging gifts to children and a universal kinship among mankind.
The piece argues against duties on foreign books, advocating international copyright to curb cheap reprints that undermine American authors. It cites Maurice Thompson and notes the need to elevate modern American works while highlighting large pine trees and timber resources alongside obsolete rights discussions.
Col. John D. Whitford tells Snow Hill Enterprise editor that Contentnea Creek has sufficient depth to be navigable up to Stantonsburg and possibly further to Snow Hill. He notes millions of feet of timber in the low grounds and predicts future shipments to market via the channel, citing a rosemary pine specimen spotted near Ruffin's Bridge on land owned by Charles Farmer.
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