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Newspaper
Wilson News
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1899
Page
7
A compact verse by George Macdonald contrasts simple piety and humble living with earthly splendor. It extols quiet grief, a modest heart, and divine trust over pride and glitter, balancing duties to God with human wisdom and gentle motherhood.
A reflective essay extols the Bible as a luminous guide shaping lives through trials and deathbeds. It cites Augustine, Paul, and other figures, praising its universal influence on spirituality, literature, and moral courage across nations.
A banker on a Boston line keeps finding lost gloves that recur through ads. One pair reunites G. W. Baker with Grace Wilmot, now Grace, who explains a past misjudgment and a tragedy. They rekindle love as the train departs, restoring happiness.
The brief quotes reflect thrift minded remarks about purchasing a $15 hat and its three year life. The speaker notes extra seasonal trims costing about $5 each, highlighting frugal shopping habits and concern for value in household expenses.
A fragment describes a cheerful husband and wife pair in a piazza scene. The husband uses a mower and scythe while the wife or narrator notes the sense of being well off. Vivid everyday detail conveys a quiet domestic moment.
Scientific American lauds Jacques Vaucanson as the master of mechanical curiosities. His automatic duck entertains connoisseurs as a life like bird that searches for food swallows seeds and waddles and quacks.
A historic tonic claim touts FEBRI CURA as a potent chill and fever remedy superior to quinine. It promises iron enhancement, a pleasant taste, and a money back guarantee, urging buyers to avoid substitutes.
A period directory lists train schedules showing departures and routes between Florence, Weldon, Wilmington, Norfolk, Goldsboro, Rocky Mount, and Wilson with multiple No. service numbers and times. City officials and staff are named including Aldermen Ep B Mayo W J Davis W P Anderson John Y Moore and city officers like City Attorney Ino Woodard City Clerk Jno R Moore Treasurer Warren and Water Works Superintendent Grantham Electric Lights J T Wilson among others.
Listing of county officers including Geo Green Nathan Bass and James Raper with positions. Then lodge meeting schedules for Mt Lebanon No 117 A F and A M and multiple other fraternal orders with nights and times in Masonic and Odd Fellows halls. Visiting members welcomed.
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