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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
2
Entered as second class matter August 1903 at the Durham North Carolina post office under the act of Congress of March 1879. One year and 10 months subscription available. Three months option offered. Rates for advertising are available on request.
Durham notes report the governor campaign beginning with a county Republican convention and early speeches by Kitchin and Locke Craig at Wadesboro. A letter from Ashley Horne was read. no candidate claimed the people or party owed them the nomination. Campaigns announce all communications and political cards must be prepaid due to past slow collections.
Oxford Public Ledger notes that a brief letter from Mr. Kitchin to committee men prompted sensational headlines. The piece argues the uproar is a campaign tactic by rivals and that Kitchin is no trickster nor entangled in any congressional bid.
The Patrick Henry Institute enjoyed a successful Saturday evening program on February 22. The play Jumbo June featured Vernon Harvard in the lead, praised for his performance. A cake contest followed with Miss Dasie Barbee winning the prize amid spirited support for the contestants.
Charlotte lawyer C W Tillett addressed the 9019 club at Trinity College last Saturday night. He spoke plainly about moral questions, criticized church worldliness, and warned against graft while praising women and honesty, ending with blunt candor and nods to prohibition.
P Washington seventy died Thursday near Stem after his horse bolted in the dark breaking the saddle girth. He was a longtime Tally Ho Baptist lay leader and farmer with a wife and seven children. The morning Herald notes he died within an hour from injuries including a broken back and torn ribs. Funeral at 1 pm from the Tally Ho home with burial in Tally Ho burying ground.
An article argues that marriage and motherhood dull a woman's appearance and disposition due to ignorance and neglect of pelvic drains and weaknesses. It promotes a tonic described as alcohol free and safe for women, claimed to invigorate and strengthen nerves with a physician’s endorsement.
Creditors appointed W. G. Bramham as receiver for Jones and Frasier Company. Bramham took inventory last week and the business is now open. Stock will be sold off as quickly as possible under the new administration.
The Recorder offers a premium pocket knife to any subscriber who pays for a full year in advance. Existing subscribers know the knife, while new buyers can view it at the office or Taylor & Phipps Co’s store.
The notice states that any person paying for The Recorder one year in advance who brings a new subscriber for one year will be entitled to premium No 2 a better knife than premium No 1.
Effective January 5 1908 trains will leave Durham with connections to Henderson Weldon Portsmouth Norfolk and Eastern Carolina points. No 238 10 05 A M links to No 38 for Washington Baltimore Cape Charles New York Boston and ships. No 66 connects to Richmond and New York. No 41 leaves Durham 4 45 P M connects to Charlotte Atlanta and Florida via Seaboard. For time tables rates and info contact agents F W Woodward or R Montgomery.
A public notice invites any impoverished young woman seeking an education to write to J M Rhodes in Littleton North Carolina for assistance. The appeal emphasizes opportunity for those lacking funds to pursue schooling.
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