Durham Editor notes arrears and Durham tobacco scene
The Durham Recorder declares subscribers in arrears will be handed to officers for collection. It surveys Durham’s tobacco industry led by Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Company and W. Duke, Sons & Co., notes a new Col. Julian S. Carr hotel project, and recaps local educational and civic items and a Rutherford B. Hayes speech on crime and society.
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Greensboro
Durham
Blackwell
Durham Tobacco Company
York
Blackwell Barham Evapo Company
China
Indies
Jackwell
Julian 8. Carr
Carr
Blackwell's
Blackwell Durham Tobacco Company
W. Duke, Sons & Co
Urham
New York
Ohio
Prohibition and Its Reported Impacts Across States
The Western Advocate notes Kansas with Prohibition and a larger population has one penitentiary and 996 prisoners, while Texas with saloons and fewer people has two penitentiaries and 3000 convicts. Maine’s bank deposits show 146666 of 661000 residents, arguing Prohibition hasn’t ruined business. Pullman Illinois lists a small police force for a prohibition town of 11000. The Dakota Farmer cites a drop in drunkenness and a shift from drinking, with the drink bill falling sixty to seventy percent in two Dakotas, benefiting saloon-keepers and producers less.
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Western Advocate
Kansas
Texas
Bank One
Maine
Illinois
Pullman
Dakotas
Raise it or lose bond in Stokes County race
Sheriff elect Fulton of Stokes County, a Republican, failed to provide an acceptable bond at the commissioners meeting but may gain another month to raise it. The Winston-Sentinel notes the latest status amid local political maneuvering and a broader look at two years of North Carolina court cases.
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Stokes County
Winston Sentinel
North Carolina
Raeion
N. C
Fields Anderson
Alleghany County
Supreme Court
Reform press efforts urged to support President Butler
The note asks readers to assist President Butler by contributing to restart his paper. It urges Alliance workers to raise funds quickly, promising prompt delivery to Brother Butler and noting that credit will be given for any contributions amid hard times.
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Electric Bitters touted as cure-all medicine
Hectric Hitters promotes Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for liver and kidney troubles, skin issues, and malaria. The ad guarantees full satisfaction or money back, with a price of 50 cents per bottle at RB Bisckwall & Sou, claiming broad curative power.
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Bisckwall
Odd calculations on leaps and distances amuse readers
A collection of curious estimates compares animal leaps to human feats and large-scale distances. It imagines a man vaulting over walls a mile high, looping around the world, hearing bells from extreme heights, and weighing gold against cubical volumes. A humorous note mentions a man buying a horse and naming it Nail.
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