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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1907
Page
2
By Zebp Council established 1820 entered as second class matter August 8 1903 at the Durham post office under the act of Congress March 4 1879 One year six months 50 cents Three months 20 cents Rates for advertising made known on application.
The Durham editor argues railroads should focus on profitable passenger or freight traffic and criticizes plans for more lines while lower rates for passengers and freight discrimination raise political issues. He predicts local Sunday blue laws may force depots to post rules for visitors. He notes the town’s indepedent voters have limited choice, and ends with a local family scene and a joking Teddy Man remark from a physician.
A dairymaid Christine Sinclair saves her master by smuggling title deeds past soldiers during post Culloden dispossession. She conceals the deeds in cloths, endures an oath, and escapes with the papers intact. Also notes on early European fan use and court display in Mary era Europe.
The article discusses historical auction practices dating to ancient Rome and medieval England. It explains free bidding during wartime spoils and notes English candle auctions where bidders timed offers by burning a candle until the flame faded, prompting the final bid.
A science notes how eagles adjust eye focus instinctively to view distant prey or nearby objects with equal clarity. The eye's sclerotic bones form a flexible ring that alters shape, allowing sharp vision from two feet to two miles.
Pomp Johnson explains eight in his family and blames three left overs for trouble. He recounts Granny Sommers linked to his first wife and notes her lazy gene from prior marriage. He says the rest would get along if not for Granny Sommers and her connection, and vows to care for the leftovers with Mrs. Johnson.
A pitman near Barnsley finds an owl almost dead and wraps it in his mother’s shawl to warm it. In the morning the owl sits by the fire, and the mother jokes that Georgie has stuck a web on the cat, praising his cleverness.
A dialogue reveals a man confessing he has loved five others before the current woman including his mother, an aunt, and three sisters. The scene ends with her insistence on more precise questions as tension builds.
A grotesque comic exchange mocks medical jargon as a doctor blurts absurd diagnosis about a boy’s irritability. The piece parodies pseudo scientific terms and a domestic misunderstanding, highlighting satirical voice and linguistic whimsy.
An old advertisement extols the Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleansing tonic curing scrofulous swellings open ulcers and skin afflictions. It recommends Dr Pierce's All Healing Salve for open sores and notes procuring by stamps from Dr. R V Pierce. Also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
The undersigned appointed by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Durham County as administrator of the estate of Addison Mangum invites all claimants to present their claims by July 10 1905 or be forever barred. Those owing the estate should make prompt payment. This the 1st day of July, 1907. A G Mangum Administrator
State records show Durham Dry Goods Company dissolved by consent of all stockholders. Secretary of State J Bryant Grimes certifies dissolution filed June 8, 1907, with consent and proceedings on file in Raleigh.
By order of the Superior Court of Durham County in the case R. W. versus Bethel Rudd, a commissioner will sell at auction for one half cash and balance in ninety days for division, at the Court House door in Durham North Carolina at 12 o clock noon on July 26 1907. The property lies in Durham City adjacent to the Southern boundary of the North Carolina Railroad Company and described as Leathers’ N E corner with specific boundary lines and measurements totaling about 120 acres. Victor S Bryant, Commissioner. This June 16 1907.
The notice lists Isabella Curtis versus Robert Curtis in Durham County May Term 1967. It states a suit to dissolve the marriage, requires the defendant to answer or demur to the complaint, and names C B Green, Clerk, Superior Court, as of June 1967.
Reporter tours one of the world’s largest paint plants where 10 000 gallons are produced by machinery faster and cleaner than hand mixing. L and M Paints claim iron-hard wear, Zine hardening, and cost under 1 20 per gallon. If any defect exists they offer a free repaint and donations of L M to churches. Hackney Brothers in Durham sell the product.
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