Garden Seed and Local Notices Readable in Town
Local print lists Buist Garden Seed at Johnson's Drug Store and Johnson & Co's Drug Store for fresh seed. Also notices for rent, found manuscript, sale of celery and lettuce by R Hibberd, Durham Floral Nursery, and sausage and preserves ads. Includes medical society meeting reminder and various shop offerings.
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Durham
R. Hibberd
Rameem Street
Buist
Johnson’s Dry
Johnson & Co’s Drug Store
Duke
Summerhead
Notes and Comments from a Southern paper 1888
A miscellany of anecdotes and items from North Carolina and Georgia. Humorous quips about Saphir and others, notes on local fires and accidents, river and riverine trade, epitaphs of local officials, and gossip about newspaper staff and servants. Reports mention Plymouth and Wilmington movements, diphtheria, fertilizer licenses, a burned hotel, and a damaged bale of cotton.
Oil Lamps on Rail Cars Give Way to Electric Light
Demorest's Monthly notes railroads move to abolish dangerous stove use and adopt electric dynamos. A compact, safe dynamo powers trains with pulsation free light, brighter and cheaper than oil lamps. A few Pullman cars already use it. widespread adoption expected. Also a social digression on dogs and charity, then a homes-for-rent notice for two 2-room houses.
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Demorest
Fashion Notes From Paris Intros Gifted Youth and Male Style
Parisians display novel trends with gift items for youths and a push toward masculine accessories. Men favor cat’s eye and tiger end stones, striped neckwear, and cane holds for essentials. Astrakhan gloves rise in popularity while German collars show low fronts shaped like a rounded U and V.
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Paris
Astrakhan
Market Report and Local Ads Mix on February Day
Hubbard Price & Co report a heavy market with weak undertone as long cotton sales fall. Notices advertise hair tonic, stoves, hardware from local stores, rooms for rent, fresh fish, corn and sweet potatoes, and local real estate for sale amid mixed 1851 era commerce.
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New York
Messrs. Hubbard
Price & Co
Pacific
Eid
Paul Norwood & Co
Moon Eclipse Captivates North Carolina Residents
The article describes a total lunar eclipse observed last Saturday evening in North Carolina. A young girl asked a passerby what was happening as the moon turned orange and then fiery red, with adults offering puzzled explanations. The report notes the unusual celestial show and the moon’s dimming during the event.
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North Carolina
Rockingham
Sanford Express
Keone Moor
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Thomas
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Shelburn’s Art Gallery
Durham, N
Aterial
Shelburn
N. C
E.P Algood
Dabery and
Ginly Mssulualery
Fru Tsy
L. Hoenig
Old Stand of City Bakery
Durham, N. C
Ladies
de York
Peerless
P. W. Vaughan
Durham, B.C
Ephoutling
Taper Hang Ng
O. Neigh
Quernors D.D
Rogers & Co
Deelers
N.C
N.C. Ramroap Co
Burumatoy
Barham
Board of Directors
Hackney & Check
Johnson & Cos
Pine St
Goldstein
the Medical Society
Florida
R. Perry
Herndon & Atwater
J. W Hamilton
N. Q
Webster County
Georgia
Internal Revenue
White House
South
Saphir
Dr. X
Sephir
Ubat
Wilmington
Golden
Grek C. Andrews
Greensboro
Raleigh News-Observer
Harrison's
Taylorsville
Henry White
Beaufort
News and Observer
Adventure
Whitehurst
Charleston
Washington
Oregon
Inet
Charlotte Chronicle
Iredell County
Catawba River
Mt. Mourne
D. (. Lawrance
Department of Agriculture
New Bern
Norfolk
Journal
L Nior
Dale Ata Oi
Scte Spa
Nice
Ztt.oa
St. G
Fanrats
Lily
Ells
Hubbard, Price & Co
Warner
Norwood
O. J. ‘Aylor’s
Durham Cook
Robertson, Lloyd & Co's
Barkley’s
Ff U
O'Briant
Wrene
Sia
Mr. Belsmeyer
C. H. Lewellin
Jebi
A. Belsmeyer & CO
A. Belsmeyer
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