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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1889
Page
6
Poetic meditation on farewell to friends foes and wanderers. Grace Denio Litchfield’s lines contemplate parting at life’s gate and the world’s fair end. The speaker vows a universal goodbye spoken with emotion from joy to tears.
On the prairie two suspicious men approach Van Sickle's ranch. They rob and bind the narrator in a stormy night, plan murder for Keswick, but a dramatic rescue by Sheriff and Keswick ends in the outlaws' deaths or capture. Keswick survives a gunshot graze. the sheriff reports success.
In a Virginia political anecdote, Jones funds campaign speeches and works tirelessly for the governor’s win. After inauguration, the governor offers a future judgeship if Jones’ peace judge term expires during his administration, prompting Jones to retire from politics.
The article explains that France lacks public funds for the poor and relies on private charity, but laws restrict private distribution of charitable funds. Officials control benevolence through bureaus with two thirds state nominees and one third communal appointees. No founder may endow or will funds for private distribution without official state authority.
The article notes plans to visit docks and build war ships at Norfolk facilities, urging congress to support shipyards like those in Brooklyn. It compares costs, timber use, and durability while highlighting federal support and the push for expanded naval production across the United States.
Fragmented notice reports managers of the exposition appointing major figures to oversee sections of the new exhibit. Details on names and roles are unreadable in the surviving text.
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