25 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1891
Page
1
A reflective column by Henry Blount opens with aphorisms on life virtue and kindness. It ponders charity, poverty, and social inequality while urging mercy, mutual aid, and spiritual hope amid hardship. The piece notes The Day of Oxford’s fourth volume and praises its editor.
The Durham Globe argues for keeping the word lady in use while acknowledging language expands through new terms. It defends tradition as reformists push for alternatives and urges reviving old words rather than discarding familiar ones.
The piece extols Easter as the joyous church festival with praise, flowers, organ music, and rejoicing. It proclaims Christ’s resurrection as the triumph over death and the promise of eternal life, describing the hopeful ascent of believers and the dawning of an eternal Easter morning.
A reverent recounting of Holy Week events from Palm Sunday to the crucifixion. The piece traces Jesus entry into Jerusalem, temple cleansing, betrayal foretold, Last Supper, arrest, Calvary, and the completion of salvation. It emphasizes the sorrowful, sacred progression and the significance of each day.
Eddie walked with his girl near a lumber yard when she blushed deeply. He questions the rosy tint on her cheeks and she explains the lumber is undressed. Eddie hides his face, leans on a nickel and weeps in the evening air.
In a humorous critique a writer rails against spelling reforms that would shorten or alter words for affection. The piece mocks proposals to spell kiss with fewer letters and predicts social pushback as love language becomes more formalized or distant with new forms.
A New York Times explanation notes a merchant habit: after selling on credit, he buys the debtor's local paper to monitor ads. Vigorous advertising satisfied him, but reduced ads signaled trouble, prompting a debt recovery. He says a man too poor to advertise cannot sustain business.
The Winston Daily Sentinel marks its fifth year as a progressive, wide awake paper serving the Piedmont region. Owner Brother Foy is a driven newspaper man with push and talent, while Maj. W A Hearne is a top writer in the South whose quiet wisdom and vigor elevate the publication.
A humorous exchange shows a boy’s quick reply about being behindhand with studies. A father, amused by the wit, approaches the local office to propose the bright youth as a candidate for a column on the focal la conic.
The scene captures Eddie becoming wildly romantic with his idolized darling. He vows to tear the firma ment apart and pluck the sun for her in a grand gesture. She stops him fearing darkness and Mr Henry Blount would print in Mirror of a mash.
The sermon Thursday night impressed listeners with plain practical Gospel teaching. Before the sermon, the rites of confirmation were administered to Mr. Rawlings and Kenneth Murray in a moving ceremony.
Poetic lines describe the sun warming grass and dew reviving flowers. Tender words and genuine smiles are said to surpass summer time and dew in brightness. The imagery centers on Asturin’s opening hour and the awakening of nature and hearts.
A yard rooster admires a new brood of chickens while the sitting hen quotes I cannot tell a lie I did it with my little hatchet The line plays on a famous political tale in playful rural humor.
A playful note on spring’s arrival warns that sitting on a red hot stove signals an early warm spell. The quip combines weather chatter with a vivid image to forewarn of sudden seasonal shifts.
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