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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1895
Page
2
The Durham Recorder reports shifts as Republicans and Populists take charge of the state. Coverage notes Sen Jarvis successor efforts, financial reform calls, and calls for decisive action in Congress on income tax amid statewide political maneuvering and public debates.
Judge Henry I Warren recalls early Idaho encounters with grizzly bears. He describes passing a valley with five bears, a bluffing she bear that charged at riders, and a scene where a frightened horse refused to abandon its human. Warren notes bears often bluff to drive intruders away.
A Georgia audience recalls a legendary poker tale where two wealthy Mississippi planters wagered all they owned in a game. One held three aces and two kings, the other a straight flush, with deeds to plantations in envelopes. The envelopes revealed the stakes and eventual ownership shifts.
The passage notes two or three bird species accompany crocodiles when near water. Hunters face spoiled chances as alarm calls alert the reptile. On approach the creature darts into the water at top speed, driven by watchful attendants.
An old advertising refrain highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to motherhood. The jingle traces generations from Raby to Mim and to her children, underscoring a long advertised use for Castoria as a comforting facial and digestive aid.
A vintage ad extols Electric Bitters as a superior medicine for liver and kidney diseases, skin ailments, malaria, headache, constipation and indigestion. It promises guaranteed satisfaction or money back and lists R Blacknall & Son as sellers, noting the price at 50 cents and 1 dollar per bottle.
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