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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1908
Page
2
By Zeb P. Council established 1820. Entered as second class matter August 8, 1903 at Durham NC post office under act of March 1879. Rates for advertising made known on application.
A Durham piece comments on state politics under the To The Flag banner, noting pay for party workers, potential governors, liquor law debates, and upcoming social events. It discusses endorsements, pardons, and the influence of prohibition versus liquor interests amid petitions to the governor and shifting party dynamics.
The speaker laments that railroad interests and their lobbyists receive credit for settling the rate question in the legislature, arguing the action should reflect the state’s best interests despite claims it was the Democratic party’s work and glory.
The Charlotte Observer argues Democrats face a pivotal election with Republicans mobilizing for victory. It warns against nominating radical or reactionary candidates and urges unity around a conservative platform to preserve honest government amid factional divides and a shifting political landscape.
A $1,000,000 mortgage presented to Register of Deeds Markham to be recorded. Executed by the N. and W. Railway to fund new equipment purchases. Described as the largest document ever recorded in the county.
Short local items note The Citizens National Bank changes ad status as a growing bank seeking patronage. Jaffe & Son, a shop beside Hackney Bros. drug store, assigned with assets about 2500 and debts near 6000. News reports J T Hogan at University Station suffered a stroke and speech loss by Monday night.
R W Tucker died at his home on Yancey street Monday night at 7 30 due to pneumonia. He leaves a wife and several children. Funeral services were held this afternoon conducted by Rev M Bradshaw of Main Street Methodist, with burial at Maplewood.
Three wrecking attempts on the N and W Railway near Roxboro failed, credited to vigilant engineering. Initial efforts used crushed ties on the track, followed by a large rock placed on the line. No suspects named, but all acts targeted the same train, suggesting spiteful mischief rather than random vandalism.
S D Wheeler a man in his thirties died Saturday night at 9 30 after a long illness with consumption. He had left Durham for a climate benefit, returned home to die at his sister Mrs Crabtree’s residence. He was married and survived by four sisters including Mrs Moore and Mrs C.
Fire in New Bern at 1 30 this morning destroyed two houses occupied by A W Chapman and William OBrien and damaged a third. OBrien died while attempting to save belongings. Chapmans family escaped unharmed. Loss about 3000 with small insurance.
A riddle about deaths and living kin is followed by a tale of Judge Coffin recalling his first case in New Bedford. His unprepared plea drew his mother from Nantucket to rebuke him from the gallery, recalling past chastisements for lying.
The passage depicts a distressed wife and a husband rushing to a bank to secure insurance money. A teacher interrupts, and the boy questions the motive. It also notes tempering temperatures for metal tools: penknives at 470 degrees, table knives at 500 degrees.
An 19th century advertisement likens the stomach to a churn and claims Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures sour stomachs and related diseases. It alleges foul digestion corrupts the body and urges readers to request a booklet from Buffalo New York.
The Recorder offers premium number 1, a pocket knife, to subscribers who pay for one year in advance. Old subscribers recognize the knife. new subscribers can view them at the office or Taylor & Phipps Co's store.
The notice states that any person who pays for The Recorder for one year in advance and brings one new subscriber for one year will receive premium No 2 a better knife than premium No 1. The policy emphasizes advance payment and recruiting a new subscriber as the eligibility criteria.
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