03 Oct 1888
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1888
Page
1
A sermon by Henry Blount urges Christians to endure persistent spiritual warfare and tireless effort. It compares earthly toil to a river battling rocks, claiming growth and reward await in eternity. The piece frames rest as stagnation and praise as uninterrupted striving toward salvation.
A portrait of the modern girl who seeks education love and fame through tennis theatre travel and social whirl. The piece critiques overwork nerve strain and dependency on fashion and novelty and counsels purposeful activity and giving happiness to others as remedies.
The piece extols keeping letters and forbids burning affectionate correspondence. It describes how aging widows, spinsters, mothers and daughters find solace and memory in epistolary writings, noting the letters as a true reflection of the writer and a link to loved ones.
A collage of quips and notes spans social life politics and culture. References include Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, Amelie Rives Chanler and Princess Beatrice along with remarks on crime theater and fashion. reports cover Jacksonville yellow fever, rail freight cars and Georgia to Genoa opera revival.
John G. Williams named acting auditor for G C N Railroad with office at Monroe. Charles Arnall succeeds Dr Carter Berkley as Raleigh resident agent for Valley Mutual Life Association of Virginia. Christ Episcopal Church vestry refuses Rev M M Marshall’s resignation, he to take vacation. Jon A E Stevenson to address Cumberland county fair in November. Over 200 pupils at Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, larger than before. Seven Day Adventists hold Hickory camp meeting with Rev Rees presiding. Moonlight fox chase near Asheville yields a fox. Miss Novella Higgs, 12 year old dancing instructor in Greenville, touted as youngest in America. State crop losses from bottom-land floods run into millions. Newton Fair a success with strong stock and farm exhibits. Rev Jos Blount Cheshire Jr receives a call from Tarboro church. decision pending. Salem and Winston post offices unusually far apart in mail routing. Oxford courting men scarce as beaus in Henderson: locals joke over courtship. C M Busbee of Raleigh elected Deputy Grand Sire of I O O F in Los Angeles. Gov Scales invited to open Durham Tobacco Exposition. grand parade planned. Durham & Henderson railroad work boosted by increased labor, rain and washouts noted. Western extension of C E Y V R R toward Norfolk & Western likely this week. Norfolk & Western rail push continues to Virginia line.
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