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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
2
The Durham Recorder, moved after sale and relocation to Hillsboro, is being moved back to Durham and will be published there. Subscribers urged to pay overdue bills at the office to Messrs. King and Thompson, lessees.
A long critique mocks Cuban reports of Spanish volunteers and 18 civil guards defending against 15 hundred insurgents, praising or ridiculing heroism. It follows with a note on Machinery magazine describing a Hindu prince clock that animates skeletons to strike a gong at each hour.
Charles B. Nazworthy, 25, county prosecutor and seen as a rising figure in the Keights of Pythias and Marion Republican Club, shot himself in the mouth this afternoon and died two hours later after reports conflicted about his role as deputy prosecutor. Authorities note a shortage in his accounts and potential mismanagement at Common Company.
A remarkable atmospheric phenomenon yesterday over the ocean near May New Jersey showed a twenty foot deep bank of ice crystals formed from the freezing evaporation of warmer sea water. The drifting frost resembled snow and affected nearby shipping as it lay near the surface, creating unusual visual effects for the day.
A Norfolk style column recounts several local misfortunes and curiosities. Charles Taylor froze his ears and a neighbor lost a finger after freezing weather. Other items joke about linguistics, royalty plans, Weyler, diamonds, and a Maine apple-baking trick. The piece ends with light anecdotes from Kansas and a revival meet.
The piece traces wedding customs from ancient Rome and Highland Scotland to modern bridal displays, noting the transition from wheat ears and cakes to rice showers and bannocks. It mentions a North Pole reference, ex-Congressman W. M. Cocker, Chinese matrimonial ads, a Manx oath, cautions about mercury in nostrums, and a Durham coal advert.
A fragmentary note discusses a trade event and a venue, mentioning merchants and stock, with unclear specifics. It hints at arrangements or conditions for an upcoming sale or meeting, but lacks complete names, places, or dates.
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