Thanksgiving Day and Union Services at the Methodist Church
The notice urges attendance at Thanksgiving services and to bring a generous thanksgiving offering for charitable institutions, especially orphans. Collector Simmons has posted a bond of 230000 dollars with $290000 in sureties approved. His installation will occur soon and staffing the office with assistants, deputies, and clerks will begin, amid many applicants, including several worthy from Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Simmons
Wilson
Henry Biyant Tours Texas and Talks with Local Youths
Henry Biyant travels through Texas drawing large crowds with lectures described in effusive terms. He visits the family of the late Dr. J. M. Taylor near Clarksville and chats with young locals Joe, editor of the Clarksville Times, and Drewry, a County Court clerk. He recalls Wilson–Rocky Mount tensions from baseball rivalries and notes few will defend Rocky Mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Biyant
Texas
J. M. Taylor
Clarksville
Joe
Drewry
Wilson
Batmans
Stotts -Lamms
Our Duty to Stand With the Democratic Cause
A Southern editorial urges unity within the Democratic party amid postwar tensions. It cautions against Third party splits, praises silver supporters like Vance and Morgan, and urges readers to support the Administration if it proves beneficial while warning of consequences if it fails.
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Democratic Party
South
Burke
Old Hickory
John
Calhoun
Mason and Dixon
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Vance
Daniel
Morgan
George
West
The Need of an Income Tax
The government must raise greater revenues to cover expenses and an income tax stands as the fairest flexible method. It taxes wealth not industry and can adjust rates yearly without disrupting business. Tariffs prove unstable for revenue, while an income tax adapts to Treasury needs, preserving price stability for materials and products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Democratic Opposition to Cleveland and Repeal
The piece blasts President Cleveland for allying with Republicans to defeat their party. It argues repeal is not a Democratic measure and credits Republicans for repealing the Sherman purchase law. It notes Cleveland and Carlisle do not make up the full Democratic Party and calls for the administration to regain party confidence through Chicago platform policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Carlisle
Chicago
When Our Good Neighbor Begins to Practice Law
An editorial fragment laments widening distance between towns as a rival presses for fair treatment. It criticizes a newspaper for missteps in proofing and the rough handling of a friendly exchange, noting the Chivalrous Knights of the Queen City and Wilson's representatives faced curt treatment in Rocky Mount.
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Wilson
Queen City
Rocky Mount
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Wilson, NC
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7Th Ave
Tae Cexract Company
Murray StRerr
ORTON
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Wootton & Stevens
Laon, N
Marx
Remedy
O-Tyne
Atlanta GA
DRUGG
Rochester
Rochester Lamp Co
New York
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglass
Young Bros
Jesse H. Peele
Osepeh DP. Peele
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Bioent, AG
NOTI
C. S. Braswe
H. C. Braswell
W. P. Mercer
Oxford Female Seminary
Oxford, N
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P. Hobgoo
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