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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1907
Page
4
An Outing Magazine tale describes Eastman and a helper using a V shaped witch hazel branch to locate water on a prairie. The bough twists and points toward the ground then rises as a vein of water is found, ending when the branch returns to vertical.
The text recounts a satirical anecdote about politicians misusing public office as a science. It centers on Sir John Macdonald and George Monro Grant at a dinner, highlighting a rebuke of feigned loyalty and a line about choosing true friends.
In Ohio history the red carnation becomes the McKinley flower through a long friendship with a girls school. Honorary member status, telegrams, and bell-ringing mark the ties to the class of 04 and McKinley’s inauguration. The tale links a presidential legacy to a college ritual.
A first year pupil was absent one day and returned with a note from her mother. The note explains the absence due to a fall on the sidewalk injuring the hip and asks the teacher to excuse the pupil. The message is signed Mrs. 3.
In Warsaw hotels and restaurants workers strike while many private servants resist. A nobleman’s servant rejects the eight hour demand, scoffs at the idea, and refuses to fund the committee. Delegates press him as he lounges on a sofa reading papers.
Carlyle grows bored with his friend Merson as they tour London and the House of Commons. The tale ends with both men dismissing the devil and questioning belief amid a view of society as a large machine.
A humanitarian judge visits cells and speaks with prisoners. One inmate asserts he is not a criminal but a victim of the number 13, claiming he is a victim of a judge and twelve jurors. The dialogue highlights superstition in the justice process.
In Washington county Georgia Judge Dooly asks the sheriff to bring in Jones, the receiver of tax returns, to inventory General Hanson’s claimed property after the boastful veteran confuses the judge with a tax official.
A humorous exchange features Lassitudinous Luke recounting a vast fortune shared with a New York copper. Francis expresses disbelief as Luke trades a battered can for a fresh one and prepares a carryall. The tale unfolds in a streetwise, cartoonish dialogue.
The Rev. E. M. Hoyle delivered a sermon at the county home on Sunday, drawing attention to community faith and service within the local facility.
Nature's Way Is Best plan follows native remedies to treat lingering illnesses. Dr. Pierce promotes his Golden Seal Discovery with Black Cherry bark Queen's root Golden Seal Broodroot and Stone root for bronchitis laryngitis chronic cough catarrh and related issues. He claims medical endorsement across schools and offers a free booklet from Buffalo New York with details and priced books and remedies including Pleasant Pellets and Common Sense Medical Adviser.
By virtue of a Superior Court order in Cornelia Murray adm. of J B Murray deceased the heirs-at-law will sell March 1 1907 to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House door a tract from Strayhorn lot No 34 purchased from J K Howell. The deed area lies along North alley Hargrove and Glossen lines with distances 75 feet 86 feet and 71 feet 6 inches. Location in Durham County. February 7 1907.
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