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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1924
Page
3
A child complains of waking pain at three in the afternoon on Christmas Day. He worries about a planned gathering with friends and mentions an Indian suit and air rifles as gifts. His mother questions his reluctance while prompting social play.
A Christmas memory poem recalls Santa and winter scenes as nearby bells ring and snow falls. The issue reports weddings in Wilson including Miss Lillie Johnfi and Mr Robert Hawkins at the First Baptist Church and Miss Ruth Felton with Mr Clarence Newsome. plans for a New Year’s Eve dance in Raleigh and community events in Wilson with scouts aiding Christmas trees and relief efforts.
A humorous Christmas eve exchange features characters joking about gifts and Santa visits. Phrases include Have a cigar Joey and Wife gave me a new neck-tie, as they wonder how Santa could visit multiple towns in one night and ponder the meaning of the season.
A fragment from Rocky Mount describes Christmas customs and marital gifts. A selfish husband returns borrowed presents after Christmas, while a local jail inmate jokes about past experiences. The piece includes racial language and outdated attitudes.
Rev Billy Sunday and U S Senator J Thomas Heflin are listed to address the Eastern Carolina Exposition in Smithfield on April 13 to 18. The steering committee announced the pair will speak on schedule with Sunday delivering both afternoon and evening talks and Heflin to lecture amid a crowd anticipated to be large. Victor's Band will play two concerts daily as planning continues.
Dr. Klein notes tobacco as one of the four leading U S exports, with leaf tobacco from Kentucky North Carolina and Virginia composing about 70 percent of U S production. For 1919 to 1923 exports equaled 39 percent of average annual production. first nine months of 1924 reached roughly 108 million dollars. China ranks second in share. the U K remains the top buyer, while European monopolies influence trade.
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