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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1887
Page
5
Local Wilson items report changes at Wilson Cotton Mills with A Branch resigning the presidency. Cty visitors include J P Rocky Mount and Moye praised for education. Friendly notes recount crops, faith, and humorous anecdotes from residents, including bouts with illness and social events.
Wilson readers share updates on visits across Virginia North Carolina and beyond. Notables include Miss Mollie Hardy at Hollins Institute and Theo Edwards in town for legal matters. Local residents return from trips to Petersburg Petersburg and Norfolk amid friendly greetings and community pride.
A call to mercy urges quick aid to a fallen neighbor and discreet support without humiliation. It urges leniency in judgment, charity for human weakness, and unity of hearts to share sorrow and offer consolation. Be kind and keep compassion alive amid life’s temptations and trials.
A reflective piece contrasts male friendships shaped by business interests with female friendship portrayed as pure generosity. It extols a wife as a husband’s true friend, claiming her virtues magnify life and earn royal admiration through trust, confidence, and devoted heart worship.
The passage lauds Ingersoll as a powerful speaker while praising the virtue of women. It cites a Louvre painting symbolizing desolation and love, Mary Magdalene at Christ's feet, and declares the holiest word is woman amid praise and applause.
A moral meditation on fragile friendships. Small misunderstandings can ruin long standing harmony as indifference grows. Brief conflicts turn warm ties cold and leave friends to confront pain and loss of once bright affection.
A consternation report describes Tilghman McGowan beating a small black boy with a heavy key bundle inside a jail. The victim bled badly, prompting calls for a Grand Jury probe and condemnation from Sheriff Crowell and Deputy Snakenburg.
Paraphrased address urging readers to settle debts and pay printers. The speaker denounces nonpaying patrons, asserts ongoing service, and warns that debtors are the target of collection demands.
The note describes a Stanton farm with two thirds cleared and in good cultivation. It notes several acres in clover, a portion of low lands, and suitability for cotton, corn, clover, rice, tobacco, wheat, oats, and potatoes.
Literary Notes praises Henry Blount of the WurstLson Mirror as a coruscant genius who illumes literature with radiant gems of fancy and love his poetic effusions warm every heart with wit and transcendent humor weekly August issue clip.
Transplanted to heaven at age three, Julia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Tyson, passed away after a brief illness. The community grieves the loss while the family and faith console, believing she blooms in unfading glory with angels above.
A moral reflection extols honesty as a coronet brighter than royal diadems. It speaks of a daily life of integrity gleaming beyond earthly decay and sharing immortal light with eternity, inviting the reader to wear this gilded crown.
A stark warning compares slander to a pestilence and a heart searching dagger. It condemns false rumor as a fatal threat that harms innocence and spreads damage through society. The passage likens defamatory speech to murder and a poisoned arrow.
Miss Julia Gay will depart Thursday for Randleman's Mills to assume charge of a private school. Described as a young lady of notable intellect and fine education, she is expected to excel in this vocation and earn a respected place in the community.
A spoony girl asks Clarence if he loves her and prompts him to cut off his moustache to avoid tickling or sneezing during romance. He agrees despite the odd request, while Taborn and Edmonia wonder why the mustache must go.
A leading physician was in a drug store talking to young ladies when a boy asked him to visit his home. The boy claimed they had previously traded for a baby, and the mother seemed proud, leaving the group stunned by the remark.
The publication announces C H Harris returns as local editor, bringing journalistic experience and a sprightly pen. John B Lewis will continue to lead the editorial department, maintaining his strong track record and leadership.
Our energetic friend Joe Cobb is fitting up his new hotel the Central in an elegant and convenient manner. The interior shows a neat pleasing appearance and suggests comfort and enjoyment for guests.
Community mourns the death of Mrs Biggs formerly of Wilson Collegiate Institute. She was a Christian whose life was pure and blameless and many recall her teaching with high regard as she now rests in Heaven.
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