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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1907
Page
2
The Durham Recorder imprint credits Zeb P. Council as editor. The notice lists postal matter filing and subscription rates for six months at 50 cents and three months at 25 cents, with advertising rates available on request.
In Durham this week a Superior Court session opens with reflection on the prohibition issue and political ambitions. Editorial comments note shifts in opinions on prohibition, candidate behavior, and the tightening of whiskey sales, with locals debating whether prohibition truly achieves its aims.
Regular Durham column recounts Lula Pearce ill with typhoid, river flooding near Dock Lawsons, a slim escape for Rimmer’s team, teachers meeting at district No. 3, and farming notes. Also reports Mrs. Mattie Dickson’s death in Waynesville, her interment in Maplewood, and Durham relatives of the Brandon family.
Mr Henry Bowen and his mother spent Sunday with Miss Bowen s sister Mrs Thomas Duncan. Mr Grose Jeffres recently purchased a fine horse and is described as all set for activities.
An advertisement promotes the Hicks Weather Almanac and Word and Works magazine. It markets a yearly forecast bound in a full color cover with illustrations. Subscriptions cost 1 year for Word and Works and include an almanac, with mail and newsstand prices listed.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic, safe remedy for female weakness, regularity, and related ailments. It touts professional endorsements, urges medical consultation, and promises free responses and pamphlets to readers seeking information and treatment.
New York report highlights the 1. & M. Paint line claiming rapid production and long wear. The L. & M. White Lead hardens paint to ironlike durability, with 4 gallons mixed with 3 gallons Linseed Oil yielding 7 gallons at under $1.20 per gallon. Hackney Brothers of Durham sell the product and offer free repaint if defects occur.
Notice announces the administration of the estate of Math Mitchell deceased. Creditors must file claims by November 1905 with Manning and Poushee or be barred. Signed by Hattie M. Jenkins in Chapel Hill Street on November 25, 1907.
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