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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1891
Page
4
The notice states subscription price published every Wednesday with one year and advance payment options. Henry Blount and Geo W. Blount are listed as editors and proprietors, Wilson N. C. is mentioned, and the date is September 16, 1891.
A letter condemns adding higher grades and new branches to the Graded School, warning it will provoke widespread resentment and harm to Wilson Collegiate Institute and Wilson Male Academy, risking conflict, division, and damage to both institutions.
The editorial urges mutual dependence of town and country and calls capitalists to invest in local enterprises. It encourages building and loan associations, water works, and stock ownership for country youth, inviting country leaders to join in conventions and democratic reform efforts. The piece ends with support for the Democratic nominee.
The article extols Wilson Collegiate Institute for its bright morning promise now in noon day effulgence of achievement and usefulness, praising superior merit and excellence in its skies.
The following described undelivered freight having remained one year or more is listed under Messenger Opera House in Goldsboro North Carolina. The notice is dated October 10 and signed by T M Emerson Traffic Manager Wilmington & Leceman YNRH.
The News-Observer quotes Col Polk claiming the Alliance will oppose all who reject its platform. The piece argues the Alliance is not a political body and urges farmers to think for themselves, noting Polk should lead as a business head, not a dictator.
The New Berne Journal editor calls on North Carolina Democrats to firmly declare there shall be no split. He says the state is conservative, has listened to reason, and that compromise should not sacrifice Democratic principles or create party conflict.
Wilson strengthens as a tobacco market with a brisk start to its second season. Since the September 10 sale of 1890, $35,000 to $40,000 in new tobacco buildings have risen. local buyers and auctioneers including Warehouses Pace Woodard Planters Anderson Jones & Co Smoot and Clark Pinnix Barnes Davis Rowntree Hines Simms Young Cooper Wiggins Jordan Ried Washington are ready for a active season with additional outsiders expected.
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