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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
2
Establishment date 1820 and second class mail status in Durham North Carolina. Notices show subscription rates: one year 1.00, six months 0.50, three months 0.25. Advertising rates available on request.
The Durham commentary notes Judge Walter H. Neal’s seat and the 1908 political climate. It discusses potential successors, the idea of a recorder’s court, and views on capital offenses as the Durham Superior Court handles cases, with references to local newspapers and political figures.
The article outlines county proceedings with widespread fines and sentences for affray, larceny, gambling and assaults. It notes a grand jury returning a true bill of murder against W. H. Tilley and details multiple defendants slated for roads sentences, with a focus on the political backdrop and officer accountability.
Buffalo residents gear up for Christmas with hog butchering sausage making wood hauling and festive plans. A December 3 marriage at Mrs. Sarah Gray’s home linked Miss Nellie Gray to Mr. Bob Murdock of Hillsboro with a white organdy gown and brides roses as fern and evergreens decorated the parlor.
Little girl Clara Lowe Robinson, daughter of J. B. Robinson, died Tuesday at 9 30 p m at her father's home from measles. Burial occurred Thursday in the family plot. The community where she lived is stricken by an epidemic of the illness.
Do you know what you take into your stomach whether as food or medicine The text promotes Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a remedy for feminine ailments including irregularities headaches back ache and nervous symptoms It claims to strengthen the system aid childbirth and soothe nervous distress and urges readers to request a free booklet from Dr R V Pierce Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo NY
The board of county commissioners adjourned Thursday afternoon after a week in session. They will reconvene December 17 to finish outstanding business. Superintendent Thompson was re elected to head the county home over W T Mangum by two to three. W J Brogden won the county attorney post by three to two over D W Sorrell. All work is suspended for now. The next session will meet next week.
Daily through trains from Durham to major southern and western points with connections at Greensboro and Salisbury. Sleeper service Greensboro to Raleigh. eastbound and westbound runs include Nos. 56 and 116 with dining cars. connections to Norfolk Steamboat Lines and major northern cities. Offices listed for agent contact in Washington, Charlotte, and Durham.
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