This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
2
The Durham Recorder lists J H King as editor and E T Rollins as manager with six months and three month advertising rates noted.
The Durham Recorder has been moved back to Durham after a failed sale and move to Hillsboro. Debtors are urged to call at the office to pay subscriptions to lessees King and Thompson, thanking patrons for continued support.
Telegraphic news briefs describe an air drill at a sulphur mine in Mineral City where Andrew Austin and Charles McGhee were struck by an electric cap causing a 30 foot toss. other items include the death of D. H. Goodyear in St Louis from strychnine poisoning, Amherst College correspondence on Turkish missionaries, the steamer St Paul afloat near Asbury Park, a Chicago family murder suicide, a misjoined marriage case in Roanoke Rapids, post office robbery in New Castle, W. H. Lohr's will witnessed by his sweetheart, and various odd local notes from New Jersey to Milwaukee.
A feature by W. Y. Sun outlines the 700 native states in India, noting about 200 of real importance and a few with large power. It explains gun salutes, titles like rajah maharajah and nawab, wealth disparity, and the pomp of princely courts including the maharajah of Travancore hosting nautch dancers in Bombay.
The article discusses Dr John Billings and a study of U S medical statistics. It claims the colored race has shorter life expectancy and higher death rates, with susceptibilities to tuberculosis and pneumonia while less to malaria and cancer. It also notes varying death rates by race and mentions religious tonsure practices among churches.
The piece mocks a Chicago cotton exposition plan noting a vendor claim and argues the city’s cotton production is negligible within its area, implying the proposal is inappropriate and unnecessary.
A Milton lashley barber offers clean towels with every shave and special care for cutting and trimming children's hair. Hot and cold baths are a specialty with new fixtures and emphasis on patron comfort.
Notice by Durham County Clerk outlines division into four Durham town precincts with voting sites near Five Points Green Street, Parrish's Warehouse, Hunt's Store, and others. Also lists additional precincts across Durham, Cedar Fork, Patterson, and Oak Grove townships with designated polling locations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.