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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1888
Page
4
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Theodore F Davidson of Buncombe is listed as a candidate in a local notice. The short filing entry notes his county and role, with no further details on platform or endorsements provided in the fragment.
The piece discusses Colonel Dockery defending Republican tax policy as aiding Northern interests while damaging Southern and rural households. It condemns high taxes on the South postwar, urges tax reduction, references Cleveland era policy, and notes New York Convention dynamics. It also reports on North Florida yellow fever concerns and Robert Garrett’s alleged insanity per the New York Sun.
Raleigh visitor reports preparations for the 28th Annual State Fair to run October 16 to 19 with a premium list prepared by P M Wilson secretary treasurer. The North Carolina State Agricultural Society seeks broad public support and a meritorious display across farming stock manufacturing and crafts.
Miss Carrie Townsend in the St. Louis Globe Democrat relates a remedy using watermelon juice to clear freckles and reduce sallowness. She recalls washing with watermelon juice after a water shutoff and reports freckles vanished, with friends also trying it and noting improved complexion.
A jumble of quirky notes reports four men weighing 1017 pounds meeting in Baxley Georgia. It mentions a Paris to Marseilles telephone for three francs and a rough currency exchange. Also notes an ancient rose in Heldersheim dating to 1079, Pueblo Mexico's stormy hall, and other scattered tidbits.
Ottawa officials indicate no steps will be taken to rework the modus vivendi tied to the defeated fisheries treaty until after the presidential election. The government believes it cannot cancel current licenses before they expire at year end without breaching international etiquette. Also noted is W. K. Vanderbilt renting Lansdowne House for next season and its status among London’s finest homes.
An advertisement promises relief for fever sores tetanus chapped hands skin eruptions and piles with guaranteed money return per box, claiming a strong content formula and money back offer if not satisfied.
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