This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
3
A mixed page of verse and poetry excerpts features pieces titled Sunshine and The Lover's Plea with lines on light, patience, faith, and sorrow. Included are Love Song and The Bright Sweet Way, plus reflections on virtue, war critique, and moral tone, attributed to various poets.
Mrs Webb Duke a divorced wife of Brodie A faced trial for defrauding the Great Northern Hotel by passing a worthless $50 check. Judge set bond at $1,000. sentence to be determined after a motion for a new trial. Veracity questioned due to stimulant use.
Poem fragment urging steady conduct and restraint. Cites themes of haste and rest not, duty as polar guide, and moral action. References to Schiller and Jonathan Lawrence emphasize looking aloft toward hopeful sun and enduring friendship in sorrow.
Glycerine in Dr Pierce's medicines enhances extraction from native roots and keeps compounds in solution. It adds cleansing, nutritive and antiseptic properties and boosts efficacy of Golden Medical Discovery in chronic coughs bronchial and lung conditions.
Promotional notice for a September 2 departure to Niagara Falls and eastern cities with rail fare about 35 dollars from Raleigh and Durham, 10 dollar Pullman berth, and special side trips through Niagara companies. Describes itineraries, timings, and early applicant benefits, plus a last August 27 excursion to Richmond and Norfolk with 3 dollar base fare and return options, adjustable with extra 50 cents for extended return travel.
Seaboard announces travel rates at eighty percent of double local fares for a round trip from all NC points to Charlotte for the Republican state convention. Tickets on August 25 arriving in Charlotte August 26 with return by August 30. C H Gattis Raleigh traveling agent. Also Southern Railway Norfolk excursion August 18 1908 from Durham two days one night with first class day coaches and Pullman cars. see flyers or depot agent.
Train schedule listing daily departures from Durham North Carolina to Greensboro Salisbury Raleigh and points north and south with connections at Greensboro and Salisbury for Danville Richmond Asheville Knoxville and more, including Pullman sleeper and dining car services and agent contacts.
Train departures and connections outlined for Durham, Henderson and Weldon including No 238 10 35 A M and No 241 arrival at 4 50 P M. Connections to Richmond Washington New York and Florida points via Sea board and Steamship lines. Inquiries to F W Woodward and R L Montgomery with phone number 11.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.