Durham Recorder notice of publication details
The Durham Recorder announces its semi weekly schedule every Tuesday and Friday with editor Zeb P Council, established 1820. It lists publication terms including second class matter status and post office entry dated August 8, 1903 in Durham North Carolina and notes advertising rates available on request.
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Durham
N. C
Charlotte Observer
Land
Carolina
Observer
North Carolina
Sunday Observer
Durham Echoes on Local Life and Politics in 1907
The piece muses on amusements in Durham and explores public interest topics from poor roads and hotel needs to a looming railroad investigation. It notes crop prospects for a good harvest and discusses gubernatorial nomination battles with critique of candidates and voter sentiment.
Polite Question Marks a Bedtime Moment
A mother recalls Tommy asking if a gentleman should walk before a lady in single file at night. The boy jokes that the proper action is to let the light lead the way, then corrects himself with a playful mispronunciation.
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Tommy
Angelic Bores of Idealized Wives in Sports Narratives
A satirical meditation contrasts dreamers seeking athletic partners with eternal images of idealized wives. The piece critiques how men select partners based on soft clothes and angelic likeness rather than shared daily life or contested virtues.
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Eve
The Countryman Warns Failing Trust Company
A man from the country visits a city trust building to complain about delays and misdirections. As he argues over department windows he shouts about the fire alarm and exits with the crowd, muttering they would have listened to him sooner.
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Will
Gee
Judge
Trust Company
Waal
Superstitious Conductor Reluctant Passenger Ride
A Philadelphia Record humor piece describes a conductor noting six male riders in a Haddington Sound car each missing body parts or features. He jokes about luck until a fare with three missing fingers arrives, easing his superstition only briefly.
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Haddington
Philadelphia Record
The Second Mate and a Widow in a Sea Metaphor
A widow and a bluff sailor exchange a playful marriage proposal in nautical terms. He circulates a metaphor about steering her life boat through rocks while she agrees to make him her second mate if he proves himself suitable.
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Kate
Kansas City
The Wise Boy and the Moving Store Sign
A teacher defines fidget as moving about and asks a student to write a sentence with the word. The Wise boy writes about a store that will fidget the first of the month, prompting a joke about a moving storefront and a downtown sign.
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Johnny
The Curious Man
A Kansas City Star anecdote contrasts two overinquisitive types. A streetcar bore foolhardy questions while another forward follower mocks privacy in an elevator encounter. The narrator hides to avoid prying questions about health and family as the elevator climbs to the tenth floor.
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Kansas City Star
Evolving Meanings of Dyke and Down in English Dialects
The London Chronicle explains how words like dyke and ditch diverged in meaning across regions, with dyke serving as hedge pond or turf wall and ditch becoming mound or hill related. It traces the semantic shift from Anglo Saxon dane to the modern adverb down.
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Lincolnshire
Holland
Scotland
England
Down
London
Mosquito Tales at Seaside and Mountain Inns
Hotel operators claim mosquitoes emerge under special conditions and claim nuisance varies with weather and wind. A seaside hotelier offered to treat any guest with a single moquito, while guests presented a dozen caught in a glass, prompting the quip that the offer was for one, not a dozen.
Loss of Good Thing
A New York Press item recalls a woman losing her phone bracket after the company tried to collect a bill. A statuette replaces the handset, and the woman laments missing calls to friends while the company cites debt. The exchange ends with a shared sigh.
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New York Press
Favorite Prescription for Nursing Mothers and Women
Advertisement praising Dr. Pierge's Favorite Prescription as a potent restorative for nursing mothers and women with weakness, headaches, back pain, irregular periods, and pelvic problems. Claims a glyceric extract with no alcohol, printed ingredients, and offers a free booklet from Dr. R. V. rec uffalo, N. Y. for more details.
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Pierge
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Poe
R. V. Recuffalo
N. Y
Notice to creditors in estate of Addison Mangum
The undersigned appointed by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Durham County as administrator of the estate of the late Addison Mangum notifies all creditors to present claims by the 10th day of [month] pay or be barred. All owing the estate should pay promptly. Dated July 6, 1907. A.G. Mangum, Administrator.
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Superior Court
Durham County
Addison Mangum
A.G. Mangum
Certificate of Dissolution for Durham Dry Goods Company
State of North Carolina certifies the voluntary dissolution of Durham Dry Goods Company. Secretary of State J Bryant Grimes records show unanimous stockholder consent and dissolution proceedings filed June 8, 1997, with principal office at 108 Main Street Durham.
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Durham Dry Goods Company
Main Street
Durham
County of Durham
State of North Carolina
M Moffitt
I. J. Bryant Grimes
North Carolina
Nion
Raleigh
Sale of Lot Ordered by Durham Superior Court
Under a Durham Superior Court order in R. W. Winston vs Bethel Rudd, Commissioner Victor Bryant will sell at public auction at 12 o clock at the Durham Court House for division one half cash and balance in ninety days all real estate in Durham City. The lot lies along the Southern boundary of the North Carolina Railroad Company and is described by boundary lines and measurements, containing 12 100 acre. June 16 1907.
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Superior Court of
Durham County
N. C
R. W. Winston
Bethel Rudd
Court House
Durham
Durham City
Prank Leathers
N. FE
North Carolina Railroad Company
S. Als. W
Frank Leathers
Victor
Notice of Summons in North Carolina Divorce Case
Durham County Superior Court May Term Isabella Curtis versus Robert Curtis action to dissolve marriage. Defendant to appear at the next term beginning September 2 1907 at the county courthouse to answer or demur to the complaint. Clerk of Superior Court issued on June 20 1907.
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North Carolina
Por Poe
Cree
New York Visit Highlights L. M. Paint Makers
Reporter observes the L. & M. Paint factory producing 10 000 gallons by streamlined machinery. L. & M. Zinc strengthens, White Lead preserves wear for 10 to 15 years, and a mix of 4 gallons L. & M. with 3 gallons Linseed Oil yields 7 gallons of paint under $1.20 per gallon. Hackney Brothers of Durham sell the product and offer repainting if defects occur.
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New York
Church 3
Hackney Brothers
Durham
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