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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1909
Page
2
Established 1820 entered as second class matter August 1903 at the Durham post office under the act of March 3 1879 Subscription rates One year one dollar six months twenty five cents three months twenty five cents Advertising rates available on request.
Durham dispatch notes Cooper murder trial in Nashville juror woes with illiterate juror Joe Templeton, and discusses court congestion caused by absent lawyers, judge Biggs, and the need for reform. It cites Sanford Express comment and references local press sentiment on law and governance.
An 1872 Sun era reminiscence recounts General Sheridan directing a grand duke Alexis westward hunt. General Custer, Buffalo Bill, and Lieutenant Hayes assemble a lavish North Platte Red Willow camp named Alexis with tents, provisions, and staged displays for a royal audience of chiefs. The hunt features buffalo, elk, antelope, and a final Indian roundup with Custer, Bill Cody, and famed officers in a vivid frontier pageant.
Glycerine in Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is praised for boosting the extractive power of native roots and aiding chronic coughs bronchial and lung conditions. It is described as a demulcent nutritive antiseptic and antiferment with no alcohol, supported by Dr Finley Ellingwood's endorsement and claims of blood purification and skin healing.
Southern Railway timetable lists daily trains from Durham North Carolina at 3 19 a m No 111 westbound to Greensboro and south and west with connections to Day, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Atlanta and New Orleans. Eastbound No 112 at 2 50 p m to Raleigh Selma and Goldsboro. Sleeper service Greensboro to Raleigh on some trains. Additional westbound No 107 at 9 55 a m for Greensboro, dining cars on Nos 36 and 30. Northbound No 116 toward Henderson Jeffries Keys ville Richmond with limited north connections. No 136 eastbound 5 25 p m to Raleigh Selma and intermediate stations. No 135 westbound 6 30 p m to Greensboro with connections to Winston Salem Salisbury Charlotte Columbia Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Atlanta New Orleans and further north to Richmond Baltimore New York. No 274 northbound 4 45 p m to Oxford Keysville Richmond intermediate stations. No 115 Richmond to Durham arrives 5 35 p m. Contacts with agents W H Tayloe and others for information.
Auction notices Mangum announces sale of his Durham North Carolina livery stable on Roxboro Street. On February 18 1909 at noon property includes bay mare Minnie several horses and carriages harnesses wagons top luggies and furniture plus a 12000 safe all to be sold for cash to highest bidder as Mangum retires from business at public auction on Bow street.
A conversation reveals a locket containing a husband’s hair. The other party notes the husband is alive, prompting a surreal reply that the hall is gone. The exchange hints at a memorial item tied to loss and illusion within a haunted setting.
Effective September 13 1908 trains depart Durham with connections at Henderson and Weldon to Portsmouth Norfolk and Eastern Carolina points. No 238 leaves 10 35 A M, No 241 arrives 4 30 P M, No 221 arrives 10 05 A M, No 222 departs 6 00 P M. Durham Southern No 41 departs 3 15 P M connects to Charlotte Atlanta Birmingham Memphis and West, plus Florida destinations. Contact F Hte van Ticket Montgomery for rates and info.
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