This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1924
Page
3
A long jumble of verse fragments, names, and notices appears alongside civic schedules. The item lists performers and participants for a local event, notes a return from Henderson, and reports on delegation selections for the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It also mentions civic club activities and a forestry expert visiting.
Mrs Elizabeth Connor will entertain her bridge club Thursday afternoon at 3 30. Mrs Hutchinson was hostess yesterday with guests Mrs Troy Myatt Mrs Travis of Weldon and Mrs Turner Bright. The Round Dozen Club met yesterday with colorful dahlias as decor and guests Mrs Vaughn Woodard Mrs W Orgain Mrs F Swindell Mrs T Meares Mrs Steve Anderson and Mrs P Lane. Observance of atonement on the Jewish calendar began yesterday evening and continues until 6 30 this afternoon with a 10 o'clock service and a feast later. Mrs A G Farmer travels to New York City to buy for Efird millinery and runs a shop in the Carolina building then a similar shop in the Baird store upstairs.
The Book Club will gather Thursday afternoon at four o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. T. Clark for a reading session and discussion.
An article notes the shift of five o clock tea attire toward an ensemble look. A tea gown features a blue periwinkle crepe de chine dress with a silk muslin cape and delicate pleated borders. The sleeveless slip, deep V neck, narrow blue sash, and marabout collar convey an orig inal and piquant style echoing Parisian influence from designers such as Drecoll.
The Sells Floto menagerie in Wilson features baby cats from the cat dens not fasting on Sundays while adult lions leopards tigers jaguars and pumas observe a weekly fasting day. The parade of Seils Floto street animals will pass through the business district on forenoon cireng day with many creatures on view.
Raleigh Oct 7 An increase of three to four bushels per acre was found in tests by the Division Agronomy of the Late College Experiment Station using seed corn selected from the field and contracted with crib seed. Some cases showed eight bushels per acre gain within the same variety. Experts urge gathering more than double the needed seed, storing ears safely, and conducting a germination test before planting to ensure a good stand and higher yields.
The public is cordially invited to a series of famous lectures led by MRS. H. A. OVERMAN as Chairman and MRS. J. R. McLEAN as Vice-Chairman.
John Barrymore leads the cast in Beau Brummel at the Wilson Theatre for a two day engagement. The film version of Clyde Fitch’s play is praised for its vivid period setting and strong performances by Barrymore and Mary Astor among others.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.