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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1890
Page
5
Local notes tout a large land sale in Roxboro on the 20th inst with 100 town lots to be sold. Other items report travelers returning from watering places, a Durham chapel meeting, tobacco and crop prospects in Nash and Caldwell counties, and remarks on local politics and residents.
After a wartime move to Richmond, a woman discovers a burglar under her bed while her husband and child sleep. She calmly signals for help, a plan unfolds, and police capture the man with diamonds and a revolver on him. The woman is hailed as the tremulous heroine and the bold account graces the newspapers.
Lynchburg and Durham plan a ride to Roxboro on the 20th inst offering cheap travel and a chance to view real estate. The notice highlights Reams' sale in Roxboro on the same date as a key event buyers should not miss.
In Good Example North Carolina residents subscribed fifty dollars to aid rebuilding Rutherford College. In Asheville the State Farmers Alliance reported five hundred delegates attending a meeting with plans not to oppose Senator Vance’s reelection. Senator Vance touted tin plate duties and national cannery growth, urging tariffs be lowered to boost U.S. industry. A shooting incident near Coble's bar left a prisoner wounded as Constable Barbee faced a running suspect. latest reports mention a serious bowels-area wound but potential recovery.
A cryptic line hints at a notable engagement or plot point in a period setting. The fragment suggests an emphasis on possession or retrieval tied to a titular event, with unclear participants or outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a fig syrup product with health claims supposedly soothing colds and headaches. Mentions a California company and ambiguous proceedings or labels, but details are unclear and many words are garbled.
The advertisement condemns dealers who push substitutes when customers seek Hood's Sarsaparilla. It warns against false statements aimed at extra profit and asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla is Peculiar to Itself.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for poor appetite and weak digestion. It claims the product restores digestion creates appetite and renovates blood so that good meals nourish the body. The phrase hunger is the best sauce is used to sell the tonic.
A local druggist RB Blackall & Co states that for years they sold Dr. King's New Discovery Dr Kin New Lite Pills Bucklen's Arn Salve and Electric Bitters and have not sold remedies that fail to satisfy. They offer refunds on purchases if results are unsatisfactory and claim the remedies have gained popularity purely on merit.
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a natural laxative that cleanses the system and cures constipation. It claims easy use and wide efficacy with references to ailments and general health benefits. Available from Blackwall & Son and others, with a note about a former St. Joseph News proprietor endorsing Microbe Killer.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts, sores, ulcers, and piles. The fragment mentions sellers Blackall & Co and R. & Co in Durham offering the product for sale.
An old advertisement touts Spavin Liniment as a cure for hard and soft blemishes and skin issues. The copy claims it removes blemishes and swells with a promise of significant savings on a bottle.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as the most excellent laxative, highlighting its pleasant liquid form and acceptance by the public. The copy credits the California Fig Syrup Company with the product’s virtues and success.
Designers present seasonable dress fabrics in a bustling city counter display. Only a few items get noted though many more varied fabrics fill the largest and most popular gathering in town.
A bundled note praises a 40 inch batiste in blue on cream cardinal on cream brown on cream with neat designs. The text suggests the price should be fifteen cents or more, but customers save at least five cents per yard as the season runs slow and stock moves.
An old newspaper ad touts cream cashmere fabric and $2.00 shoes. It highlights fit and wear over eye appeal, contrasts prices with higher priced shops, and lists styles like Ladies’ genuine Dongola-kid button shoes with flexible soles and common sense toes.
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