12 Sep 1888
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1888
Page
1
A contemplation on not living in sorrowful memories but seeking future joys and faith. It contrasts mourning past losses with embracing sunrise of new hopes, warning that dwelling on pain harms heart and soul and that healing comes through sunshine and faith. It cites a mother’s heartbreak when a son turns away, a common tragedy of disillusionment.
A fragmentary 19th century lament reflects on profound human sorrow, contrasting romantic estrangement with a mother mourning her infant. The piece pivots on devotion amid loss, urging sympathy for those enduring tragedy and the cradle’s ache.
Greene County Democrats met in Snow Hill on Saturday the 25th with George W. Sugg as chairman and John W. Blount as secretary. They nominated a ticket for local offices and adopted resolutions backing repeal of the stock or no fence law, labor interests, and protections for agricultural sectors. The secretary sent the proceedings to local papers and the convention adjourned.
A collage of items notes and quips from across nations and public life. It mentions Dom Pedro returning to Brazil King Humbert of Italy age forty four and various economic and political tidbits including strikes arbritration ship building and rail investments.
Ashville sees many visitors as crops statewide show favorable reports. The penitentiary reports 1365 convicts in custody or on assignment. New Bern’s furniture factory turns out fine work as Charlotte presses for anti barbed wire laws. Irdel clerk eloped, $12000 short. Rice stalks observed in Clinton. Gauge upgrade extends Marietta and North Georgia line to Murphy North Carolina with 60 miles to Atlanta. Pine straw yields cotton bagging with a bale tested at Wilmington. Fred Gebhard ill with melancholia and losing Langtry favor. Maj Hearn moves to Wilmington Messenger as editor. A $30000 stock company forms to stabilize the Charlotte Chronicle leading daily in the region.
The piece critiques bagging trusts and farmer unions opposing price manipulation. It urges unified action, warns against fragmented efforts, and recommends buying foreign bagging with duty payments if needed to bypass trust control. It hints at political pressure and legislative risk impacting the Agricultural Department.
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