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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1892
Page
3
Readable portions report advertisements for W D Tilley executors and local firms, notes on agriculture and commerce, Christmas losses, debt collections to Baltimore, partnerships in Durham groceries, and a Raleigh marriage. It covers editor changes, policy to promote town growth, and upcoming local notices.
Church society notes mourn the death of Ruth A Parrish and honor her Christian service and mission work while calling on members to emulate her devotion. Local items report an accident in Indy killing Edward Spohn and Mary Leigg as brick wall collapse. Fridie Walker dies in Asheville. brief notices include families, businesses, and a Syrup of Figs promotion.
The city faces a whiskey license dispute as the Board of Aldermen grants licenses to all applicants echoing a clash with the liquor commissioners. Prohibitionists vow action while whiskey interests promise immediate appeals. The County Board of Education approved a $ per child school fund with adjustments for weak districts.
Fragmentary real estate advertisement notes a Hillboro area site on a public road near the University Railroad. It touts fine yellow tobacco, cash or easy terms, and hints at Durham’s future supply territory being divided with other towns.
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