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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1891
Page
4
The Wilmington Messenger reports the sudden death of Mr. Bonitz, longtime proprietor and editor, from heart failure in his Orion room after a ten day illness. He guided the paper to serve the city and state with energy and vision, leaving a public calamity noted by friends and workers.
In the Fifty first Congress Senator Dolph of Oregon introduced a constitutional amendment for direct state population vote to elect United States Senators. The measure appears to have been lost or buried and never heard of again.
The piece advocates a harsh Indiana law punishing wife beaters with lashes and public jailyard spectacle, praises reform and chivalry, and comments on Jay Gould’s Southern investments. It mentions Massachusetts childless marriages, U S silver forces, Harrison, and promotes The Family Story Paper from New York as family reading.
The piece compares ad rates in Century and Harper's, noting a single page costs 500 dollars in Harper's and 400 to 100 dollars for Century advertising. It cites yearly rates for a column in the New York Herald from 30 300 to 130 000 dollars, arguing small spenders overstate their impact against seasoned advertisers who value printing ink.
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