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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1888
Page
6
A satirical piece denouncing high taxes on daily goods and labor, framing the Democratic party as the sole escape. It lists numerous taxed items from clothing to food and household items, ending with a call to vote Democrat as the remedy.
The Christian Union Advance and Standard, led by Congregationalist and Baptist editors with Republican ties, condemn the platform’s whiskey plank. The Standard claims the move will cost Republicans hundreds of thousands of votes and reflects broad Christian disapproval of whiskey rule.
A political column argues that Republicans opposing tariff talk show weakness when citing free trade England. It claims wage comparisons prove labor conditions in Tantrigippes Gra laxy are 77 percent lower than England. It praises Miss Seanestn Keviny of Dallas Oregon for bravery after she chased a coyote threatening her father’s dogs.
The House on Saturday passed a bill appropriating 85000 dollars for a public building in Charlotte. The note praises Col Rowland and the progress for Charlotte while Durham’s bill appears set aside in a pigeon hole.
A harangue on Asheville gatherings and Buncombe politics notes a 122 to 93 vote against a Ohio wool tariff move, mocks campaign buttons from England, and criticizes sensational press dogs. The piece laments editoral cynicism and urges kindness, warning against patent medicines and moral decay.
A historical critique recalling Col. Oliver H. Dockery and his stance on Prohibition. It argues the Republican party opposed Prohibition in 1861 and 1882, cites Dockery’s campaigns against Prohibition, and warns that electing a pro-Prohibition Democratic ticket could empower antis in office.
Telegrams to Bradstreet report notable activity among Eastern boot and shoe makers with coal and iron rails priced for mill use. Refined sugars and raw goods demand fluctuates as markets adjust post Cuba and Jamaica sales while Lehigh furnaces gain competition.
Hog prices advance as supply tightens in the West and light hog shipments at Kansas City push the market higher. Reports indicate the top price in five years while traders anticipate further gains on improving demand.
Miss George Law Prade of Pittsylvania County near Chatham was crossing the rails during a group outing at Dry Fork when a northbound freight struck her. She was badly mutilated, with a crushed arm and multiple injuries, and is under care in Danville with hopes for recovery barring hidden internal damage.
Journal notes Hon. John M. Brower a Republican congressman from Garexspono North Carolina voting with Democrats on the Mills bill. A district Republican meeting condemned his Democratic proclivities, North State removed his name, and the state party faces a gloomy outlook as rifts widen.
The House of Representatives agreed to a bill to reimburse depositors of a Freedmen bank and pay expenses from existing funds. An amendment appoints the currency comptroller to oversee settlement costs. A separate note mentions a church anniversary and European officials.
An advertisement extols Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy for many ailments from consumption to malaria and rheumatism, claiming it restores kidney health and acts as a blood purifier. It urges readers with unspecified disorders to consider the product as a universal remedy.
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