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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
1
Two men died Monday in related incidents surrounding a building fire site. Fuller Houston, 45, working in the basement, was electrocuted by a live wire amid a wet floor. J. L. Christian, presumed elder, died from heart failure after hearing the news and at the Second Baptist church service later in the day.
A major blaze Friday devastated the Burham Book and Stationery Company store with damage around 40000. Insurance covers about half. owner Newsom reports stock about 22009 and 15300 insured. Firefighters fought hard to prevent total loss as the street block threatened.
An old ad-like fragment touts Gowan’s Preparation to destroy inflammation and mentions keeping a bottle at home. It references drug stores and urges prompt use rather than waiting until tomorrow.
The notice describes a paint mixing demonstration by Hackney Bros L and M Paint Agents. It shows buying 4 gallons 1 M Paint and 3 gallons Pure Linseed Oil at 60 cents, mixing into 7 gallons of ready to use paint at cost 1.20 per gallon.
A readable fragment notes a protest by a group calling themselves Capital Surplus and Crifigoted Peste Lockhilders. The text mentions numbers like 210,091 and a date or time phrase 23 te, but details are unclear.
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