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Newspaper
Wilson News
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1899
Page
4
A published piece from Union Times recounts Union South Carolina’s early cotton mill boom and credits local leaders with drawing in investment. It highlights a 1893 effort that grew into a major Southern mill complex, stressing bold management and ongoing plans to add mills and rail access to expand Wilson.
Tomorrow the Road Builders Institute meets in Charlotte with expected representation from Wilson. The program includes the noon opening in the Opera House, discussions on Mecklenburg county road building issues, an illustrated address by M. O. Eldridge on construction and benefits, and visits to Mecklenburg macadam roads and Charlotte streets.
The News declines partisanship in the campaign for college presidency but endorses Dr. Geo T Winsion as head of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. He is praised as energetic, cultured, and capable, with expectations of renewed interest and wise leadership under his presidency. The paper hopes trustees will give him unanimous support for reappointment after a year.
A Concord Times editorial cartoon critiques anti spitting laws aimed at banning tobacco juice on sidewalks. It argues such ordinances uphold public decency by regulating where people spit, stressing personal conduct and the need for lawful restraint in public spaces.
Ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla neutralizes acid in the blood to permanently relieve aches and pains, promoting a cure for rheumatism. It presents a health-use narrative typical of patent medicine advertisements.
The town announces a $50,000 oil mill set to begin at once, breaking a long pause in Wilson’s industrial growth. Leaders promise a successful venture that will spur further factory projects and solidify Wilson’s place in the state’s evolving economy.
J W Avery of Washington was appointed a second lieutenant for one of the new regiments yesterday. He previously held the rank of quartermaster sergeant in the Second North Carolina Regiment.
A dated quotation extols the power of a woman's devotion and fidelity. The passage frames a woman's heart as uniquely enduring, capturing a man's likeness in memory and shaping earthly existence with heavenly fragrance.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Warns against mercury ointments and urges purchase from reputable physicians and druggists with testimonials free and price 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills touted as the best.
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