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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1892
Page
3
Local items warn cleanliness to combat illness and tease seasonal changes. The column jots pork bones as fertilizer, dog nuisance, school openings, and notes on reduction of dogs for better sheep farming, alongside reflections on strikes, education, and a Durhamite anecdote.
From Chicago, 10 000 spectators witness the mare Nancy Hanks lower the world trotting record to 2 07 1 at Washington Park. The piece also notes tobacco export figures for 1892 and trends in domestic consumption, with emphasis on leaf tobacco and cigarettes. Local items include Capt. Kitehin's speech in Scotland Neck and endorsements from Dr. Bug and other remedies.
The piece quotes Sam Jones asserting high lecture fees and generosity in giving away earnings. It also cites editorials from the Newborn Journal and Roanoke Herald supporting convict labor on roads to avoid harming honest trades, arguing convicts can perform useful public work.
The Barlow Minstrels opened at the Lee Avenue Academy in Brooklyn on August 8. A noon parade impressed spectators, and the evening Opera House show packed to the doors with standing room filled. The program featured new stage settings, costumes, and a lively mix of songs and burlesque, praised for freshness and spirit. Manager Joseph A. L. Dalson earned credit for assembling a strong company.
An odd vintage ad declares a fig syrup a universal remedy with dramatic claims and prices. The piece pairs a dubious health pitch with a fleeting crime note about a “daily record of crime” hinting at a unsettled mood of the era.
A political brief urges breaking the Solid South through fairness and justice toward Southern people. The note praises the California liquid laxative Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, gentile remedy that cleanses the system and benefits kidney liver and bowels, claimed as best and only remedy by millions.
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