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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1888
Page
7
Revered preacher argues art shapes morals and faith, urging wealth to fund free galleries and enduring monuments. He cites Bible engravings and masterworks from Dore to Raphael, condemns profane images, and calls for institutions to foster American art for public uplift and spiritual growth.
A reflection on earthly conflicts and celestial vision, recalling a hill of prosperity and a valley of humiliation. The speaker recalls blindness and defeat, then laments worldly limits while a white horse rider conquers in heaven, and the noon crowns triumph.
In Cincinnati a grand jury refused to indict amid clear testimony. The judge summoned them, dressing their jackets for emphasis and declaring there are more honest men in State prison.
A newly formed political party in Japan outlines its program including land tax reduction abolition of central administration control introduction of a volunteer army and revision of existing treaties to place Japan on an equal footing with other powers in international intercourse.
Rosa Wiss of Meridian Mississippi began with a five cent birthday joke. She bought calico to make a sun bonnet, sold it for forty cents, reinvested profits and continued turning money over. By the latest report she had cleared forty dollars.
An Alabama man built a clock for a friend and set it running to regulate. It then stopped suddenly, and he learned the friend had died at that moment. Since then the clock has been started again but always stops at the same hour.
An American woman of high social standing hosts English guests who seem hard to comprehend. A famed literary visitor visiting her home openly dictated his food choice dry toast. The cook served hot toast every morning, then spread each slice until it turned to stone cold bread, explaining he could not share the American wish for hot bread.
A New York Times correspondent from Sitka argues Alaska cannot be an agricultural or pastoral region of value. He cites moist summers, rugged mountains, and boggy valleys, with limited lumbering prospects inland and weak mineral resources.
The late John Wentworth never found a home, spending years moving between lodgings and hotels. He thrived amid city noise and chaotic crowds, preferring the bustle of urban life to peace or farming. He found happiness only in active conflict or public tumult.
The article notes baseball as a high paying industry with massive investments in grounds and salaries. It cites a New York paper claiming 405000 attended 68 Giants games at Palo Grounds, 69900 at 10 Chicago games, and crowds exceeding 13001 at several fixtures, with Chicago and other League cities showing strong patronage.
Highlights include fashion forecasts and trends across colors fabrics and trims. Notes on school boards and civic prizes, notable women and their achievements, and social curiosities from Paris to New York. Counts of patrons and notable names feature throughout.
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