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Newspaper
Wilson News
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
4
The News of Wilson North Carolina invites ready writers from Wilson and nearby counties to submit news reports. No piece will be published without clear author identification provided to the editor. Address all correspondence to The News in Wilson.
A North Carolina piece argues for May 10 as a Confederate memorial day, praising the South’s devotion and recalling leaders like Lee Jackson and Davis. It links remembrance to national unity while lamenting wartime memories and public opinion shifts. It also critiques press and government controls on dissent, warning of imperialism and threats to free speech.
The passage elevates memory of Confederate soldier and the Conquered Banner as sacred South relics. It calls for annual exercises to move the people of the sunny land so no memory of the struggle is forgotten and pledges to keep faith with those who served.
A Georgia plant profile shows a cotton seed mill yielding about 70 percent return on investment. In Wilson a large sale of cotton seed hulls for cattle feed and meal used as fertilizer boosts cash flow alongside oil production. Equipment costs about $10,000 with $2,400 to $4,000 for buildings. Could two or three citizens back such an enterprise?
A commentary notes Mark Hanna clashes with entrenched boss politics, suggesting his stance challenges party power structures and calls for reform within the leadership. The piece hints at internal party tensions and Hanna's bid to redefine authority in the era.
The piece recalls Confederate veterans who cannot attend due to financial and physical limits. It expresses hope they will be honored in the City by the Sea and Cradle of Secession, with sincere wishes for their happiness after years of service.
The article reports Mrs Childs denying a marriage claim to General Wheeler. It notes Wheeler’s wartime exploits and mocks the idea that courting a woman is easy, contrasting his battlefield bravery with domestic expectations.
A terse editorial line argues that despite paying Spain twenty million, the Durham Herald notes a perceived net gain from Aggie, while critics overlook the exchange's apparent value.
Mrs Hellman speaks to a women’s rights conference delivering a warm, engaging address that emphasizes equality and advocacy. Her remarks highlight empowerment and ongoing efforts for gender rights within the movement.
The latest results in pharmaceutical science and modern appliances are used in compounding Ayer's Sarsaparilla. After fifty years in existence as a medicine it remains abreast of the age and seen as the standard blood purifier.
A classroom moment features a girl clarifying an average by citing a textbook line stating a hen lays 200 eggs a year on average. The exchange leaves the class puzzled as the teacher and students consider what averages mean.
In Ashland Ohio mourners gathered for Dr Kellogg's funeral after his New York death. A cremation order was misread leading to a zinc box of another Mrs Patterson confounding the family. An investigation traced the error to a dress shipment mix up at a New York firm.
A toy imagines a dream where it stands in a classroom among boys. The teacher scolds for noise and mocks the toy for being unable to spell. The toy awakes in a quiet nursery with dolls and Noah's Ark nearby, reflecting on its unreal experience. Author Katherine Pyle.
A published study by M Auguste Chauveau argues that sugar has higher nutritive value than fat, sometimes exceeding the standard 6 756 pounds of sugar per 1 pound of fat due to better protein assimilation and reduced dissimilation. The finding applies to both rest and work, affecting tissue renewal and formation. The Indianapolis Journal notes a witty exchange between a city editor and a court reporter.
Mercury in unprescribed ointments harms senses and system. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims mercury free and internal action, Toledo makers Cheney & Co. Tests and testimonials offered, price 75 cents. The Lieutenant's Love Affair features a detective and a Harvard halfback injury seeking damages after a hardtack note misfire.
A stranger in Indianapolis enters a yard after being put off a street car and tells a lady of the house he is merely bluffing to make the conductor think he reached his destination. The scene ends with the stranger bowing and the householder asking what he wants.
Ayer's Wills are recommended by leading physicians and druggists as the prompt and efficient remedy for billiousness nausea costiveness indigestion sluggish liver jaundice and sick headache also to relieve colds fevers neuralgia and rheumatism.
The article cites Dr. Cene G. Blackford, a former New York state missioner, discussing whether fish sleep. He notes fish may rest with minimal gill movement, eyes open, often motionless for long periods, and argues that fishes do not close their eyes because there is no need to.
Flowers adorn Tuscan cathedrals only at Christmas and Easter with damask displays described as priceless in value.
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