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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1888
Page
4
A commemorative essay honors fallen Civil War heroes, praising shared sacrifice and national reunion. It laments past battles on both sides, celebrates peace, and recalls memories of courage, loyalty, and the return to harmony under a restored republic.
The President appoints Melville W. Fuller of Illinois as Chief Justice. He is a Maine native, grandson of ex Chief Justice Weston, and a trusted nonpartisan Democrat with broad support. The piece notes his health, age about 54, and a solemn, gloomy reflection on political theater surrounding the ceremony.
The Louisville Courier Journal offers a caustic portrait of the Republican party current mood. It brands their stance as sinister and ominous, noting inhospitable expressions from Gall and Sherman and the stern, unyielding gaze of Allison ahead.
A promotional blurb extols The Sunny South as the finest Southern journalism. It highlights an eight page issue described as beautiful and instructive, offered at $3 per year or $3.10 in advance with Mirror and the paper included.
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