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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
2
Established 1820. Entered as second class matter August 1903 at Durham post office under the act of 1879. Subscription rates are one year six months three months. 25 cents. Advertising rates available on application.
An editorial from Durham argues for W. W. Kitchin as best governor candidate citing party loyalty and a clean record. It also endorses Fuller for solicitor and notes local backing for Bailey while acknowledging diverse views among supporters in a Durham political landscape.
The Orange County Observer notes several community items from Chapel Hill Hillsboro and surrounding areas including a marriage at Eno Cotton Mills on April 12 1908 a school term close by Reverend J F McDuffie and a Wake Forest College lecture and closing exercises at White Cross Academy The Hillsboro death of Mrs Harriett Kirkland wife of Captain John Kirkland is reported with funeral details and survivors including four sons and three daughters
Friends of Major William A. Graham of Lincoln County North Carolina nominate him at the Democratic State Convention for Commissioner of Agriculture. A farmer and longtime leader in farming methods and livestock, he has introduced many practical bills now on state statutes and served since 1867 in Democratic campaigns and public offices. C. T. Hoke of Lincoln County supports the nomination.
A motor line to connect Durham and Chapel Hill is formed with W M Yearby T J Lambe and J B Sykes as incorporators. A motor car arrived but its first trip was postponed by rain. Officials expect three daily trips once road ballast is completed making travel faster and cheaper. details on schedule and fare will follow.
The old fiddlers convention is scheduled for April 24 and 25 in the interest of St. Phillip’s Church. Officials aim to eclipse any previous entries and have secured many seasoned fiddlers for the event.
The article notes strong bonds between elephants and their keepers and warns cruelty or foolhardiness can provoke attacks. It details the elephant trunk’s 40 000 muscles and its precise movements from lifting pins to striking blows. The largest and smallest elephants in the world are part of Howe's Great London Shows slated for Monday April 27.
An advertisement extols glycerine in Golden Medical Discovery as enhancing medicinal roots and aiding chronic coughs and digestion. It claims nutritive, anti fermenting properties and benefits against loss of flesh, appetite decline, and early consumption, with statements from Dr Finleyn and a Buffalo address for a free booklet.
Durham & Southern train No 41 leaves 3 95 p m on Monday April 13 instead of 4 15 p m No 38 arrives 11 30 am now but will arrive 12 m The changes improve connections at Apex with Seaboard No 41 toward Charlotte Columbia Savannah Jacksonville Atlanta and all points south and south west at Varina with Raleigh and Southport trains Fayetteville The public is requested to take notice and be governed accordingly S H Reams General Freight and Pass Agt
Seaboard Line Railway announces starting April 1 intra state North Carolina rates at 2 1 2 cents per mile and inter state rates to points south of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers at 2 1 2 cents per mile. 1 000 mile books for 20 dollars and 2 000 mile books for 40 dollars usable by multiple persons. Family 500 mile book available for 11 25 in North Carolina. Books valid on major southern and eastern lines. inquiries through F W Woodward Raleigh agent.
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