Evolution of a Charlottean Landmark Building: Phase 1: Southern Life Insurance Company (Charlotte Branch, 1868 – 1880)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:humorousnesses.

“School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.” “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room.

In a personal reflection on the epidemic, Allen Wright observes, “News of another death now comes with such frequency that my mourning is constant. I imagine the spirits of the departed waiting in line until they can be properly grieved.” Wright's statement implies that New York is populated by “spiritmen” because they have yet to be properly grieved.