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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1890
Page
6
A troubled suitor in the West End attempted laudanum poisoning after his affection for a beautiful maiden went unrequited. Friends intervened as the drug took effect, pulling him from danger and later reporting his recovery while he planned to argue in favor of marriage.
A well dressed Russian woman arrives at Utica from Castle Garden on her way to meet a Duluth lover who left her two years ago. With scarce funds and sickness at home, she endures a long journey. a baggage master helps her with food and a charitable purse, delaying her progress for a day.
Dr Broadus stated there are three distinct colored classes in the United States brown negroes black with features and the great mass of lower physical and mental order. He described origins from inland Africa and Guinea Congo coast and noted social prejudice among classes.
A North Side cable conductor recounts a humorous exchange on a Lincoln avenue car. Two women aboard question fares and the conductor confirms they are not on that line, prompting playful banter about stopping mid block as the women depart.
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